Medicine & Health

Good Clinical Practice

Published November 7, 2016 Curated Collections

Quality assurance of clinical research is critical to ensure meaningful results in compliance with universal ethical standards. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) codes have been developed as tools to ensure data integrity and ethical study conduct. However, these codes are often considered beyond reach for resource constrained settings. This collection shares experiences, lessons learnt and practical tools developed during clinical research on NTDs in Africa and Asia.

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004853

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Clinical Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Challenges and Solutions
November 3, 2016 The NIDIAG Consortium, Marleen Boelaert
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Army Medicine

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Clinical Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Challenge of Implementing Good Clinical (Laboratory) Practices
November 3, 2016 Raffaella Ravinetto, Emilie Alirol, Yodi Mahendradhata, Suman Rijal, Pascal Lutumba, Moussa Sacko, Sayda El-Safi, Kruy Lim, Harry van Loen, Jan Jacobs, Rosanna Peeling, François Chappuis, Marleen Boelaert
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004655

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Neglected Infectious Diseases: Case Study Highlights Need for Customer Awareness and Postmarket Surveillance
November 3, 2016 Barbara Barbé, Kristien Verdonck, Sayda El-Safi, Basudha Khanal, Syna Teav, Jean-Roger Lilo Kalo, Raffaella Ravinetto, François Chappuis, Marleen Boelaert, Jan Jacobs
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004736

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Challenges of Conducting Clinical Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Remote Endemic Areas in Sudan
November 3, 2016 Sayda El-Safi, François Chappuis, Marleen Boelaert
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004749

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Diagnosis of Persistent Fever in the Tropics: Set of Standard Operating Procedures Used in the NIDIAG Febrile Syndrome Study
November 3, 2016 Emilie Alirol, Ninon Horie, Barbara Barbé, Veerle Lejon, Kristien Verdonck, Philippe Gillet, Jan Jacobs, Philippe Büscher, Basudha Kanal, Narayan Bhattarai, Sayda El Safi, Thong Phe, Kruy Lim, Long Leng, Pascal Lutumba, Deby Mukendi, Emmanuel Bottieau, Marleen Boelaert, Suman Rijal, François Chappuis
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004818

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Experiences and Lessons from a Multicountry NIDIAG Study on Persistent Digestive Disorders in the Tropics
November 3, 2016 Sören Becker, Peiling Yap, Ninon Horié, Emilie Alirol, Barbara Barbé, Nisha Bhatta, Narayan Bhattarai, Emmanuel Bottieau, Justin Chatigre, Jean Coulibaly, Hassan Fofana, Jan Jacobs, Prahlad Karki, Basudha Khanal, Stefanie Knopp, Kanika Koirala, Yodi Mahendradhata, Pascal Mertens, Fransiska Meyanti, Elsa Murhandarwati, Eliézer N'Goran, Rosanna Peeling, Bickram Pradhan, Raffaella Ravinetto, Suman Rijal, Moussa Sacko, Rénion Sayé, Pierre Schneeberger, Céline Schurmans, Kigbafori Silué, Peter Steinmann, Harry van Loen, Kristien Verdonck, Lisette van Lieshout, Lutz von Müller, Joel Yao, Marleen Boelaert, François Chappuis, Katja Polman, Jürg Utzinger
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0005053

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Art of Writing and Implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Laboratories in Low-Resource Settings: Review of Guidelines and Best Practices
November 3, 2016 Barbara Barbé, Kristien Verdonck, Deby Mukendi, Veerle Lejon, Jean-Roger Lilo Kalo, Emilie Alirol, Philippe Gillet, Ninon Horié, Raffaella Ravinetto, Emmanuel Bottieau, Cedric Yansouni, Andrea Winkler, Harry van Loen, Marleen Boelaert, Pascal Lutumba, Jan Jacobs