For information on CTIS, the Clinical Trials Regulation, and EMA's online training modules for CTIS users, see: 

Handbook for clinical trial sponsors

The CTIS sponsor handbook covers priority topics identified with the help of clinical trial sponsors, with references and links to further supporting materials.

It is aimed at pharmaceutical companies, contract research organisations (CROs), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), academic sponsors and other organisations working on clinical trials.

EMA regularly updates the handbook. 

 

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) - Sponsor handbook

Evaluation timelines

This document is for CTIS sponsor and authority users and includes:

  • an overview of timelines and deadlines for tasks and actions across the Clinical Trial Application process
  • an explanation of the dynamic character of the workflow - earlier completion of a task (before its deadline) might cause recalculation of the deadline of subsequent or relevant tasks, changing effectively their initially projected deadlines

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) evaluation timelines

Additional reference materials for CTIS users

Reference materials are available below to help users work with CTIS. 

European Union Member State Public Holidays Recorded in CTIS (year: 2024)

European Union Member State Public Holidays Recorded in CTIS (year: 2023)

Getting started with CTIS: Sponsor quick guide

Principles for Sponsor organisation modelling for CTIS

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) - Sponsor user personas

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) structured data form - Initial application, additional Member State Concerned, substantial modification, non-substantial modification

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) structured data form - Multi trial substantial modification

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) structured data form - Notifications

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) structured data form - Request for information (RFI)

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) structured data form - Annual Safety Report (ASR)

Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) list values

Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) - Technical requirements for optimal use

Training and information events

EMA offers live training sessions to provide additional learning opportunities, including bitesize talks, walk-in clinics and webinars.  

Recordings and supporting materials become available after each event. 

You can look up both past and upcoming events below: 

Master trainers

EMA is working closely with master trainers, a core group of users who will train and support other users in their organisations in preparing to work with CTIS.

Master trainers from the national competent authorities and ethics committees of each EU Member State have been working with EMA since October 2020.

A programme for Master trainers for sponsors in pharmaceutical companies, including contract research organisations (CROs) took place in 2021. 

Guidance is available on training techniques and materials to support master trainers, or anyone responsible for rolling out the CTIS training programme.

Dissemination guidelines for training materials: CTIS training programme

Protection of personal data and commercially confidential information

Guidance is available for CTIS users on the protection of personal data and commercially confidential information while using CTIS.   

This aims to assist sponsors and authorities in fulfilling the transparency obligations set out in the Clinical Trials Regulation.

The guidance is based on the outcome of a public consultation concluded in 2022. It will apply until the revised CTIS transparency rules are implemented, which is expected in the second quarter of 2024.

The European Commission, EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agency (HMA) have also prepared a questions and answers document on data protection.

Both documents can be found on the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU website, at the link listed below.

For more information, see:

Documents on ACT EU website:

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