Ontario’s Universal Agreement for Clinical Trials: New Partners, New Version
One Year Later In the fall of 2024, Ontario made history by launching a universal agreement for clinical trials (known as the UACT or the “U-ACT”), which serves as a pre-negotiated contract between research institutions and sponsors for industry-funded clinical trials. Led by the Ontario Leadership Table for Clinical Trials and Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO), […]
#TalkClinicalTrials: Rianna and Lina’s Experience
Participating in cystic fibrosis clinical trials At just three months old, Rianna Bhardwaj was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. It is estimated that one in every 3,600 children born in Canada has cystic fibrosis and, at present, there is no known cure. Clinical trials […]
Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day
Clinical trials help to shape the future of medicine. That’s why Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) is delighted to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day on Monday, May 20, 2019.