Who Sponsors Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are sponsored by government agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH); pharmaceutical companies; individual physician-investigators; healthcare institutions such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs); and organizations that develop medical devices or equipment. Trials can take place in a variety of locations, such as hospitals, universities, doctors’ offices, or community clinics.
Clinical trials are sponsored and funded by a wide variety of organizations. Trials may be funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other federal agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of Defense (DOD). Many trials are funded by private companies such as pharmaceutical companies or medical device companies. Trials may also be funded by physicians, medical institutions, or foundations.
Clinical trials are sponsored, or funded, by government agencies: such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH); pharmaceutical companies; individual physician-investigators; health care institutions such as health maintenance organizations (HMO’s); and organizations that develop medical devices or equipment. Trials can take place in a variety of locations, such as hospitals, universities, doctors’ offices or community clinics.
Clinical trials are sponsored or funded by a variety of organizations or individuals such as physicians, medical institutions, foundations, voluntary groups, and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA). Trials can take place in a variety of locations, such as hospitals, universities, doctors’ offices, or community clinics.
