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New Data Archiving Guidance Published

Clinical trials units (CTUs) are involved in the running and oversight of clinical trials and other research studies. Documentation and data are produced for each study, and it is important to retain this for a period after the study ends to demonstrate good clinical practice. Wherever possible these documents and data should be stored in a format to facilitate more efficient reproduction of results.

This new guidance, published by the Data & IS Operations Group, outlines important points for CTUs to consider when creating an electronic archive for study-related data, metadata and associated documentation and may help units assess the ongoing suitability of their archiving policies and procedures.

You can download your copy of the guidance here.