{"id":339,"date":"2019-01-17T08:35:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/206.71.52.87\/~newwebproject\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2019-08-09T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T11:03:04","slug":"internationally-funded-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdsatoolkit.thsti.in\/?page_id=339","title":{"rendered":"Internationally Funded Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div first  \" style='padding:0px 15px 0px 2px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"dfr1\"><strong>Clinical Trials Toolkit &#8211; India<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div   \" style='padding:0px -20px 10px 0px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"dfr\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><strong>You are in: Home \/ Routemap \/ <\/strong>Internationally Funded Trials<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='sdew' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll   container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-339'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div first  \" style='padding:0px 0px 0px 12px ; 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margin-bottom:0px; padding:8px 0px 0px 14px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Approvals and registrations of clinical trials in India are time consuming processes and hence it is advisable that this is taken into consideration during the initial planning phase of a trial. This is especially true for internationally funded trials that need to be conducted in India as they require additional approvals such as FCRA clearance and HMSC approval. These are described below:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>FCRA:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.1em !important;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">FCRA or the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (5<sup>th<\/sup> August 1976) \u2013 has been introduced to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution and hospitality by individuals and organisations working in areas of national interest.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The key focus of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fcraonline.nic.in\/home\/PDF_Doc\/FC-RegulationAct-2010-C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Act<\/a> is to ensure that these foreign contributions are not being used to influence or have a detrimental effect on electoral politics, public servants, judges and other people working in important areas of national life (journalists, news publishers, etc.).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Act\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcra.co.in\/form\/FC-rules2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rules<\/a> also ensure that these funds are not being diverted into activities that might be detrimental to national interest, and that these individuals and organisations function in a manner that is consistent with the values of a sovereign democratic republic.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">For obtaining registration under the FCRA, the applicant association should preferably be registered under any of the following Acts:<\/li>\n<li>Societies Registration Act, 1860<\/li>\n<li>Indian Trusts Act, 1882<\/li>\n<li>Charitable and religious Trusts Act, 1920<\/li>\n<li>Companies Act 1956 (Section 25)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Institutes receiving foreign assistance should ensure that they have the requisite FCRA clearance as per the requirement of DEA (Department of Economic Affairs), Ministry of Finance, Government of India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcra.co.in\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>HMSC Approval:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/icmr.nic.in\/content\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HMSC<\/a> is the Health Ministry\u2019s Screening Committee.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">HMSC is a \u2018high level committee\u2019 that was constituted by the Government of India in the 1980\u2019s to screen and approve international collaborative proposals in the field of biomedical health research.<\/li>\n<li>HMSC consists of members from various departments to form a pool of expert reviewers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Health Division within ICMR acts as the secretariat for HMSC and facilitates the technical review of the proposals for the HMSC.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian collaborator of the research project is expected to submit the necessary documents and protocol (as required) to ICMR for consideration. Proposals that are submitted to HMSC should be in the prescribed format of the funding agency or the organization. If there is no particular format, the proposal can be drafted as per <a href=\"http:\/\/icmrextramural.in\/ICMR\/app_srv\/icmr\/gl\/formats\/FellowshipProposal.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICMR\u2019s format<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is some <a href=\"http:\/\/icmrextramural.in\/ICMR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">information<\/a> available for scientists on how to develop Indo \u2013 foreign collaborative proposals for research in biomedical sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Useful links \/ resources:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/icmr.nic.in\/content\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidelines<\/a> for International Collaboration \/ Research projects in Health Care<\/li>\n<li>ICMR\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/icmrextramural.in\/ICMR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">portal<\/a> for submission of project proposals to HMSC<\/li>\n<li>ICMR\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/icmrextramural.in\/ICMR\/app_srv\/icmr\/gl\/jsp\/docReportHMSC.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">checklist<\/a> for HMSC consideration<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/icmrextramural.in\/ICMR\/app_srv\/icmr\/gl\/jsp\/docReportHMSC.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Documents<\/a> required for HMSC consideration<\/li>\n<li>More information is available <a href=\"https:\/\/icmr.nic.in\/content\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div   \" style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px ; border-radius:0px; '><div class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix '><div id=\"custom_html-3\" class=\"widget_text widget clearfix widget_custom_html\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Key Components<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"hjubv\">\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<ol style=\"margin-left: 15px !important;\">\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=1075\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Planning<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=319\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Design<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=309\" style=\"color: red;\">Sponsorship<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=333\" style=\"color: red;\">Funding<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=339\" style=\"color: #000;\">Internationally Funded Trials<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=862\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Set-Up<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=343\" style=\"color: red;\">Protocol Development<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=345\" style=\"color: red;\">Essential Documents<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\t\r\n<p class=\"kaw\">\r\n<ul style=\"margin-top: -23px;\">\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=873\" style=\"color: red;\">Case Record Form<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=877\" style=\"color: red;\">Informed Consent Documents<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=880\" style=\"color: red;\">Investigator\u2019s Brochure<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:#7a7a7a !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=885\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Master File<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:#7a7a7a !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=363\" style=\"color: #000;\">Laboratory Related Documents<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ol start=\"9\" style=\"margin-left: 15px !important;\">\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=419\" style=\"color: #000;\">Risk Management<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=372\" style=\"color: #000;\">Quality and Process Management<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\t\r\n<p class=\"kaw\">\r\n<ul style=\"margin-top: -23px;\">\r\n\t<li style=\"color:#7a7a7a !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=374\" style=\"color: #000;\">Sponsor Specific Processes and 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Supplies<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=815\" style=\"color: #000;\">Approvals and Registration<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=421\" style=\"color: red;\">Regulatory Approval<\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=425\" style=\"color: red;\">Ethics Approval<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=852\" style=\"color: red;\">Clinical Trial Registration<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=423\" style=\"color: #000;\">Other Approvals<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"color:red !important\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=433\" style=\"color: red;\">Final Protocol<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=836\" style=\"color: #000;\">Management and Oversight Groups<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=439\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Begins<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=453\" style=\"color: #000;\">Trial Conduct<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=498\" 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