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Why are emerging countries popular for clinical research?

  • Background The business of clinical research has changed in the past two decades, shifting from industrialised Western countries to so-called emerging markets such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. An appraisal of the trends could identify associated factors that may have implications for the local populations and their endemic diseases. Objectives To identify potential reasons why emerging countries have become attractive places for international sponsors to conduct their clinical trials. Methods Using ClinicalTrials.gov, the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, the National Health Research Database and the Nigeria Clinical Trials Registry, trend data on clinical research development were determined for two emerging African markets, Nigeria and South Africa (SA), from 2010 to 2018. Also, health data on the two countries from the fact sheets of health statistics of the World Health Organization were compared, as well as regulatory and ethical conditions. Available data were analysed using descriptive statistics and trend analysis. Results The impact of globalisation is evident from the upward trend in clinical trials in SA before 2010, and the clear downward trend thereafter. One reason for this change could be the alignment of SA’s regulatory and ethical frameworks with the Western world. In contrast, the upward trend is only just beginning in Nigeria, with the introduction of ethical/regulatory frameworks, and supportive institutions making the business of clinical research more attractive on an international level. Although the number of international and local sponsors increased in Nigeria from 2010 to 2018, only the latter increased in SA, with the former decreasing over the same period. Overall, there is a mismatch between country-specific diseases and the drugs being tested, to the extent that leprosy, which is endemic in Nigeria, and tuberculosis in SA were not in the list of top 10 study areas in either country. Conclusions The globalisation trend is evident in the clinical trials business, but cannot be generalised to all emerging countries. Timing and intensity vary from country to country relative to factors that advance the existing profit-orientated business models of the sponsors. Furthermore, various diseases have been localised, which entails a diversely increasing need for research.

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Author:Vanessa Strüver, S. C. IbenemeORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-19258
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1925
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i5.14870
ISSN:0256-9574
Parent Title (English):The South African Medical Journal
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2021
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2021/05/17
GND Keyword:Klinisches Experiment; Entwicklungsländer
Volume:111
Issue:5
First Page:453
Last Page:459
Link to catalogue:1764618300
Institutes:Fakultät III - Medien, Information und Design
DDC classes:610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell 4.0 International