Medical Device Clinical Trials Canada

If you wish to submit an application for authorization of a clinical trial under the io please contact health canada.

Medical device clinical trials canada.

Office of device evaluation. Ethical conduct for research involving humans 2010 and conform to good clinical practices gcp as set out by iso 14155 clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects. What are the types of clinical trials involving medical devices. This is a limited clinical investigation of a device early in development typically before the device design has been finalised for a specific use.

The main types of clinical investigations for medical devices are outlined below. Last march amendments to canada s food and drug regulations and the medical devices regulations enabled the public release of clinical information submitted to health canada for new drug and device approvals. But in the first five months after the amendments took effect just one clinical trial package for a new drug and one clinical trial package for a new device were published. Health canada also authorizes trials involving natural health products and devices.

Fda and the ide process owen faris ph d. Please contact us at. The medical devices regulations provide a mechanism to authorize the sale or importation of devices to be used for the purposes of clinical trials involving human subjects. Clinical trials for medical devices.

Clinical trials investigational tests are used to determine the effects or performance of an investigational device and ascertain its safety and effectiveness. You can also refer to the guidance document for covid 19 drug clinical trials or for covid 19 medical device clinical trials. Trials using pharmaceutical drugs. The international medical device regulators forum imdrf seeks to establish a common and converged understanding of clinical evaluation and principles for demonstrating the safety effectiveness.

The procedure for recalling a covid 19 medical device used in a clinical trial follows the same instructions that are outlined in the guide to recall of medical devices gui 0054. Pons is an investigational device and currently under review for market clearance by an eu notified body and by tga. Division of cardiovascular devices. Pons is now authorized and commercially available in canada for the acute treatment of chronic balance deficit due to mild to moderate traumatic brain injury mmtbi and is used in conjunction with physical therapy pt.

Manufacturers should proactively notify health canada if they become aware of the need to recall a covid 19 medical device in canada.