In July 2013, we published our plans on how we propose to promote transparency in research. We have publicly stated our commitment to develop what we mean and understand by the reporting and publication of trials, and to consider the declaration made to Research Ethics Committees (RECs) concerning registered trials undertaken (including those still recruiting participants) prior to September 2013. We are now seeking comments on our new paper HRA next steps – registration and reporting. This proposes: To use the sponsor declaration to Research Ethics Committee (REC) as a mechanism to check compliance with REC favourable opinion conditions introduced in September 2013 that require clinical trial registration, To use the sponsor declaration to REC as a mechanism to add further conditions that all clinical trials in active recruitment in the UK are registered, Plans for further work on registration and reporting findings of clinical trials.
Dear Mr SmithI email to add the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh’s support for the proposals to encourage researchers to register clinical trials and report research results, along with your published implementation timetable. These will help greatly enhance the transparency of research work which we all support and which will build greater patient confidenceKind regardsElaine Tait