ICTU Global has capabilities and proven experience in all aspects of clinical trial delivery including: 

  • Conception/design
  • Document creation including protocols and manuals
  • Ethics and regulatory submissions
  • Project management
  • Database design and development
  • Site selection and set-up
  • Contract and financial negotiations
  • Site Initiation Visits and site training
  • Monitoring  
  • Recruitment and retention
  • Financial management
  • Study close-out activities

An experienced and knowledgeable team who are highly skilled and have excellent relationships with research sites.

The ICTU Global Operations Team have extensive experience of delivering industry trials and studies. Our unique individual expertise complements the overall breadth and depth of the team experience in managing clinical research from conception to dissemination. 

We also have first-hand experience of working at study sites (including NHS sites). This allows for an elevated understanding of front-line working practices and pressures, which means risks to project delivery can be identified and circumvented more effectively. 

Our team harnesses this experience to deliver multiple projects to our partners and collaborators within set timelines, to the highest standards.

OpenClinica Database Design and Hosting

Database design and hosting at ICTU Global is managed by a fully GCP compliant, all in one platform, cloud-hosted system designed in-house by the ICTU Clinical Data Systems Team using OpenClinica.

OpenClinica allows for a seamless and integrated user experience through the following modules - Enterprise (EDC), Participate (ePRO and eCOA), Randomize (IVRS and Supply), Insight (Reporting) hosted on the OpenClinica Cloud.

Q-pulse is our Quality Management System

The QMS provides processes and procedures for planning and execution of all activities in ICTU. All processes supporting the management of clinical trials are described in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), or more detailed Work Instructions (WIs). This is to ensure that the activities are conducted in a uniform and consistent manner and are compliant with GCP and regulatory requirements. 

ICTU-Global: Academic Clinical Research Organisation at Imperial College London

ICTU Global is an Academic Clinical Research Organisation based within the School of Public Health, in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. We are the commercial arm of the UKCRC registered Imperial Clinical Trials Unit and provide full-service delivery of clinical trials for industry, including trial design and operational delivery, statistical expertise, data management and quality oversight.

We leverage Imperial College London’s world-class Scientific and Clinical Expertise, expansive Global Academic Networks, and a team of highly experienced operational staff, to deliver excellence in clinical trial design, execution, and dissemination. We deliver scientific, clinical, and operational expertise within an agile service model and work in partnership with Sponsors to design and execute large scale national and international clinical trials and studies from conception to communication.

Our impact is demonstrated through global recognition of inhouse expertise, publications in world leading journals, influencing the future of clinical practice. We address implementation barriers to accelerate developments for our partners and to strengthen the population health impact of clinical innovation.

Our mission is to build long term strategic relationships with our industry and academic partners, working collaboratively to produce health benefits for patients globally at scale.

For further information regarding our services and how we can collaborate, please contact our team

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