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Clinical trials in India refers to clinical research in India in which researchers test drugs and other treatments on research participants. NDCTR 2019 and section 3.7.1 to 3.7.3 of ICMR guidelines [ 1 ] requires that all researchers conducting a clinical trial must publicly document it in the Clinical Trials Registry - India .
Enrolling people with COVID-19 infection is simplified by gathering informed consent, and capturing data on an online clinical trial platform (Castor EDC). [ 6 ] [ 2 ] After the trial staff determine the drugs available at the hospital, the platform randomizes the hospitalized subject to one of the trial drugs or to the hospital standard of ...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In January 2021, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted permission to conduct the Phase III clinical trials for 28,216 Indian participants in the 12–99 age group. [15] [16] Of this, about 1,000 individuals were in the 12–18 age group. [17] [18] Interim results from the phase III trials were made available in July 2021. [19]
The CTRI requests all the information which the World Health Organization recommends for clinical trial registries. [8] Additionally, the CTRI collects information specific to the circumstances of India, including the address of the principal investigator, the name of the ethics committee overseeing the trial and confirmation of their government registration; proof of permission from the Drugs ...
Undercounting of cases and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in India is not unique to the country. [ 26 ] [ 19 ] Journalists, [ 27 ] mathematicians, [ 11 ] epidemiologists, [ 28 ] statisticians, and scientists have attempted, [ 29 ] according to their expertise, to arrive at a truer number of the actual cases and deaths.
In May 2021, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved clinical trials in the age group of 2 to 18 years. [48] The trials are conducted at AIIMS Delhi and Patna. [49] As many as 54 children had registered at the AIIMS Patna. [50] In total 525 participants are enrolled in the study as per clinical trial data. [51]
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10] [11] [12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]