Challenges involving young patients with a mental health disorder in clinical research
Mental health disorders are prevalent in paediatric ages.
Spotlight on a National Hub: Greece
HELPnet (Hellenic Paediatric Network) is the Greek National network of paediatric clinical research sites.
CDISC Public Review: Paediatrics User Guide
In collaboration with c4c, CDISC is developing a Paediatrics User Guide which is now available for public review.
Spotlight on a National Hub: Danish
DanPedMed is the Danish National Hub in the connect4children (c4c) project and is represented as a third party to the c4c beneficiary HUS-Norway. DanPedMed is working towards becoming an independent Danish National Hub, after the initial c4c IMI funding period concludes in 2024. DanPedMed was established in 2016 through a collaboration between Danish Pediatric Society…
“Networking to improve pediatric research”
On 27th May 2022, the STAND4Kids National Hub is organizing an online event “Networking to improve pediatric research”.
c4c team presentation post: Alessio Ceccherelli
Meet the team behind c4c! We are a diverse group of people from many different backgrounds, but all of us are working towards a common goal: better medicines for children through European clinical trials. Today’s spotlight is on Alessio Ceccherelli from the Tor Vergata University of Rome, who manages the c4c Academy learning platform. The…
Data sharing in paediatric clinical research – A protocol (conect4children)
Conducting clinical trials (CTs) in the paediatric population can be difficult due to ethical, regulatory, methodological, and commercial issues influencing many factors such as procedures, sample size, and company strategies. On one hand, the lack of evidence-based research and the unmet medical needs, and on the other hand, the low investment of pharma companies in…
New c4c webinar for patients!
c4c is hosting an online webinar on 28th April from 6pm to 7:30 pm CET to explain how patients have been engaged within the c4c project.
Calling for an International Law Firm to support c4c!
A call for tender for subcontracting a “Specialised International Law or Consultancy Firm or Legal Advisor” is open until June 3rd 2022.
Spotlight on a National Hub: Norway
NorPedMed is the Norway National Hub in c4c, and the secretariat has been strengthened accordingly with additional resources allocated to take care of our obligations within the c4c. NorPedMed was founded in 2013 to link the paediatric Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) at the six university hospitals. The basic infrastructure of these CTUs (e.g., nurses, housing,…