Abstract
In 2012 the Dutch Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) introduced a new procedure to obtain medical ethics committee approval for multicentre studies in the Netherlands. A recent cohort study demonstrated that the 2012 procedure is a more efficient one. Our additional prospective evaluation of two multicentre trials confirmed this finding; the implementation of the 2012 procedure in 16 participating centres shortened the local review procedure by a median of 20 days (from 45 to 25 days). However, 6 of the 16 centres (38%) apparently did not follow the new procedure. Strict procedural adherence has the potential to further streamline the process for obtaining ethical approval for multicentre trials in the Netherlands
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Pages (from-to) | A7328 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 158 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |