The biggest delay in the start up phase of any clinical trial or human research study is getting the approvals from local human ethics committees. Even after a trial has been "announced", every institution at every trial site will want a say in whether they think the trial protocol meets it's own local ethical standards. This can happen in a matter of weeks or can sometimes drag on for months. Drug or device manufacturers often use "private" ethics approval providers to circumvent the snails-pace, inflexible hospital and university ethics committees. However, other trial preparation activities such as training can occur in parallel, while awaiting ethics approvals.
The biggest delay in the start up phase of any clinical trial or...
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