Clinical Trials – Cross-Border Access

Ideally, all eligible patients in a given country should have equal access to clinical trials, independent of geographic location or socio-economic circumstances. Failing that, cross-border access to clinical trials remains an important access road for patients. On this page, updated resources regarding cross-border access to clinical trials will regularly be made available.

Resources

European Union

National Contact Points for Cross-Border Healthcare

Official EU website: detailed, country-specific contact information for EU Member States and EEA EFTA States. To find the national contact point, please choose the country of interest on the page!

European Union

Information Points for Cross-Border Healthcare - Your Europe

Official EU website: each EU country has at least one national contact point which can help you with questions about medical treatment in another EU country.

European Union

The EU-X-CT Multistakeholder Initiative

The EU-X-CT inititative aims to bring together reliable and accessible information regarding legal, regulatory and ethical as well as practical aspects on conditions and options for cross-border access to clinical trials with medicinal products.

PCM4EU YouTube channel

Cross-border access to clinical trials in European Union

Dr Teodora Lalova-Spinks gives an overview of cross-border access to clinical trials and patient empowerment.

PCM4EU YouTube channel

Pharmaceutical perspective and involvement in access to cross-border care

Dr Maren Koban, from Merck and part of the EU-X-CT initiative, gives a pharmaceutical perspective on cross-border access to clinical trials.

PCM4EU YouTube channel

EU perspecitives on the organisation of cross-border access and continuity of care

Podcast discussion with Katriina Jalkanen (Finland), Ulrik Lassen (Denmark) and Bettina Ryll (Sweden): Cross-border access and continuity of patient care in Europe seen from a medical perspective

PCM4EU YouTube channel

Interview with Dr Ingrid Klingmann: The EU Cross-border Trials Initiative (EU-X-CT)

Podcast interview with Dr Ingrid Klingmann, Chair of the Board of the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice. An overview of the cross-border situation in EU.