Medical Device Clinical Trials Canada

Clinical trials investigational tests are used to determine the effects or performance of an investigational device and ascertain its safety and effectiveness.

Medical device clinical trials canada.

Health canada also authorizes trials involving natural health products and devices. What are the types of clinical trials involving medical devices. Health canada s expectation is that manufacturers follow the principles of the declaration of helsinki and the tri council policy statement 2nd edition. You can also refer to the guidance document for covid 19 drug clinical trials or for covid 19 medical device clinical trials.

The procedure for recalling a covid 19 medical device used in a clinical trial follows the same instructions that are outlined in the guide to recall of medical devices gui 0054. Clinical trials conducted with natural health products and medical devices. Pons is now authorized and commercially available in canada for the acute treatment of chronic balance deficit due to mild to moderate traumatic brain injury mmtbi and is used in conjunction with physical therapy pt. Fda and the ide process owen faris ph d.

Ethical conduct for research involving humans 2010 and conform to good clinical practices gcp as set out by iso 14155 clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects. Please contact us at. However information about these trials is not contained within the database at this time. If you wish to submit an application for authorization of a clinical trial under the io please contact health canada.

Manufacturers should proactively notify health canada if they become aware of the need to recall a covid 19 medical device in canada. Last march amendments to canada s food and drug regulations and the medical devices regulations enabled the public release of clinical information submitted to health canada for new drug and device approvals. The medical devices regulations provide a mechanism to authorize the sale or importation of devices to be used for the purposes of clinical trials involving human subjects. But in the first five months after the amendments took effect just one clinical trial package for a new drug and one clinical trial package for a new device were published.

Clinical trials for medical devices. Office of device evaluation. Division of cardiovascular devices. This is a limited clinical investigation of a device early in development typically before the device design has been finalised for a specific use.

Trials using pharmaceutical drugs.