New Guide Offers Practical Insight Into EU Clinical Trial Lay Summaries

Sponsors are being urged to plan early and involve patients in every aspect of preparing the plain language summaries of clinical trial results that will become mandatory when the EU Clinical Trials Regulation starts applying from December 2021.

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Lay summaries will provide trial results in an easy to understand format • Source: Shutterstock

A draft industry guideline on preparing lay summaries of clinical trial results, which are mandated under the EU Clinical Trials Regulation, recommends early, careful and proactive planning by sponsors to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality and legally compliant plain language summaries.

The guideline on good lay summary practice (GLSP) – which is the result of a multi-stakeholder initiative being jointly led...

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