Analysis of current situation of clinical trial institutions of psychiatric specialty in China
AIM To know the current status of clinical trial institutions on psychiatric specialty in China since the drug clinical trial institution registration came into force.METHODS By searching for the psychiatric professional institutions and investigators registrated in the drug clinical trial institution filing management information platform and clinical trial data of psychiatric drugs published on the official website of the National Medical Products Administration,the regional distribution of psychiatric drug clinical trial institutions,principal investigators,and the number and types of clinical trials were statistically analyzed.RESULTS After the implementation of the filing system,as of March 10,2023,there were a total of 104 psychiatric professional filing institutions in China,distributed in 26 provincial-level administrative regions across the country,with a total of 927 registered researchers.Except for one psychiatric hospital,which was a second level hospital,all other hospitals were third level hospitals.A total of 91 institutions had undertaken 122 clinical trials,and among the top ten institutions in terms of project quantity,there were 9 psychiatric hospitals.CONCLUSION The psychiatric departments of the tertiary comprehensive hospitals are the main force for clinical trial institutions registration,but in terms of undertaking clinical trials,specialized psychiatric hospitals have the main advantage,and there are problems such as uneven distribution of registered institutions regions,registered investigators,and the number of clinical trials undertaken.
psychiatric department,hospitalclinical trialdrug clinical trial institutionsorganization and administration