Number of clinical trials in Russia declined in 2013

The number of clinical trials taking place in Russia in 2013 amounted 791, which is 13.6% lower than the year earlier, according to data of the Russian Ministry of Health.

The decline was observed in the clinical studies conducted both by domestic and foreign companies operating in the country.

In case of Russian companies, the number of clinical studies declined by 25% to 279. At the same time the number of international multicenter studies declined by 9.5% to 334. The growth was only observed in the segment of local researches that is carried out by foreign companies, which rose from 169 in 2012 to 178 in 2013.