We provide customized services, which can be deployed on a stand-alone basis or as part of an integrated “full-service” solution, including study design, regulatory consultation, study monitoring, data management, biostatistics, medical writing, quality assurance, and project management. All activities will be performed in accordance with global guidelines (ICH-GCP, ISO 14155 etc.) to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, IRB or EC policies and protocol requirements.
Clinical Operation
Bestat offers various types of activities for clinical studies depending on customer’s requirements. Our dedicated clinical research team is supported by clinical research associates, project managers and regulatory affairs who are assigned to set up activities for clinical studies, track the study timeline and budget as well as assist in communication with regulatory bodies, study submission and marketing authorization application.
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Clinical Research ActivitiesSite qualification assessmentStudy site set-up (Site initiation visit)MonitoringSource data verificationStudy site close-outInvestigational product managementSite personnel trainingAE reporting (including SAE and SUSAR)
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Project ManagementStudy timeline set-up and follow-upBudget estimate and manageStudy status tracking and reportRisk management
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Regulatory ConsultationIND submissionNDA applicationStrategic & Regulatory affairs consultingSubmission package preparation
Medical Service
Bestat medical team is supported by a group of medical consultants in different therapeutic areas and our medical writers hold PhD or Master degrees in clinical related fields. Not only being experienced in study design or medical writing, our medical writers are also certified coders for adverse events by MedDRA. The team is dedicated to provide professional opinions in various aspects of clinical research and studies.
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Medical WritingProtocol designInvestigator’s brochure preparationInformed consent form developmentClinical study report generationScientific, conference articles or posters supports
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Bridging study evaluationFile compilingBSE application
Data Management and Statistics
Data management and statistics are crucial steps in obtaining integrity and credible data and analysis results. Bestat’s Data Management and Statistics team is supervised by statistical consultants with over a decade of experience in statistics and clinical studies. We provide customized data management service to meet customer’s needs via electronic data capture (EDC) system or paper format case report form alone with in-house database development and management.
The team members hold SAS certifications, possess strong abilities to perform statistical analysis, programming, database design and are able to give professional advice on statistical methods in the study protocol.
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Data ManagementCRF designDatabase set up (EDC or paper based)Data clarificationData validationData clean and lock
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Statistics serviceRandomization code generationSample size calculationSAS programmingClinical data analysisInterim analysisMeta-analysisData miningHealthcare data analysisData listing
Quality Assurance
Bestat independent quality assurance team is dedicated to offer quality audit and assurance services in order to assess whether the studies conducted by Bestat meet the applicable regulations, GxP, IRB or EC policies and SOPs. The activities conducted by the quality assurance team help to improve the study quality and to correct any discrepancies observed during the study period. Our quality assurance team is staffed with experienced personnel in different study phases and indications.
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AuditInternal auditOn-site auditFDA inspection preparationVendor selection and qualificationVendor selection and qualification
Clinical Event Committee
For some clinical studies, an independent clinical event committee (CEC) is necessary to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the collected data, to assess whether the specific endpoint meets the protocol requirement, to review the safety events, and to provide recommendations on the continuation of the study in a timely manner. At Bestat, we offer different type of CEC consisting of experts acknowledged in specific fields according to customer’s needs, protocol and regulatory authority’s request if any.
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Dose escalation committee (DEC)Data and safety monitoring board (DSMB)Independent review committee (IRC)
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Pharmacovigilance service (PV service)Customized PV databaseSignal detectionAdverse event codingSafety report generation