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  • 1.  CFDA issued “Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data” on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 15-Jan-2018 13:05

    CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018.

     

    The key information this Technical Guideline delivered are as follows:

     

    1. Purpose

    This guideline is to help applicant to prepare medical device overseas clinical data for CFDA registration, avoid or reduce repetitive clinical trials, to accelerate the premarket approval process in China

     

    2. Scope

    Medical Device (including IVD) that will register in China that could accept overseas clinical trial data as clinical evaluation documents for CFDA submission.

     

    In this guideline, overseas clinical trial data means, in whole or in the same period at the qualified clinical trial organizations of host country, under the condition of normal use, the research data are generated from verification and validation of safety and effectiveness of medical device specified for CFDA registration.

     

    The medical device in "Class III Medical Device Catalogue need Clinical Trial approval" could submit clinical trial data based on this guideline.

     

    3. Guideline Constitution

    Including 4 chapters, (1) Scope, (2) Basic Principal of accepting overseas clinical trial data, (3) Requirements of submit and accept overseas clinical trial data and (4) Consideration and technical requirements of accepting overseas clinical trial data documents.

     

    4. Implementation

    Overseas clinical trial should follow Ethics principles, law principles and scientific principles.

    The documents that applicant should submit including: clinical trial Proposal, ethics opinions and clinical trial report, the clinical trial report should include the analysis and conclusion for complete clinical trial data.

     

    Overseas clinical trials data should meet china registration requirements, if you are required to provide supplementary documents in CFDA review process, it is allowed to do supplementary clinical trial in China or abroad, the clinical trial data will be accepted if they meet china registration technical requirements.

     

    If the applicant wants to submit the clinical trial documents based on multi-clinical trial centers data in China and abroad, the applicant should explain the allocation based on the number of cases in China, then CFDA will further assess if the data meet china registration requirements.

     

    It is very important that the applicant has sufficient communication with CMDE reviewers before submitting overseas clinical trial data for success CFDA submission.

     

    If you are interested in this Technical Guideline with more detailed information, please feel free to contact julianiu@ramed.top.

     

    RAMED Biosciences provides Regulatory Affairs Service and Business Development for Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnosis for China.

     

     

     

     

     



  • 2.  RE: CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 15-Jan-2018 13:57
    Vital information. Thanks Julia. 

    Is this strictly with reference to device approval that needs clinical studies or clinical data (owned by manufacturer and other data not owned) that can be used in CERs?
    Has CFDA published this guidance for access? How can I get a copy if they have not?

    Best,

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    Vidyalakshmi Jayaraman
    RA specialist
    Marlborough MA
    United States
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  • 3.  RE: CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 16-Jan-2018 11:56
    Hello Vidyalakshmi,
    This guideline is released in CFDA website, but it is only in Chinese, please see the following link for your reference.

    接受医疗器械境外临床试验数据技术指导原则发布
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    接受医疗器械境外临床试验数据技术指导原则发布
    该指导原则用于指导医疗器械在我国申报注册时,接受申请人采用境外临床试验数据作为临床评价资料的工作。指导原则提出了接受境外临床试验数据的伦理原则、依法原则和科学原则,明确了境外临床试验数据的资料要求和技术要求。指导原则从技术审评要求、受试人群、临床试验条件的差异等方面,阐述了接受境外临床试验资料时的考虑因素及技术要求,并给出了不同因素对临床数据产生有临床意义影响的具体实例。
    View this on Sfda >

    The purpose of this Technical Guideline is helping applicant to provide Clinical Evaluation documents more efficient, avoid or reduce repetitive testing, CFDA hopes this guideline will help  the applicant to prepare the CER more easily and rapidly to submit the CFDA registration in the near future, it is not a mandatory requirements. If your CER have sufficient data to support the conclusion, overseas clinical trial data is not necessary.

    Hope it is helpful.

    Thanks and BR

    Julia

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    Julia Niu
    RAMED Biosciences, LLC
    One Broadway, Cambridge Innovation Center,
    MA 02142
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  • 4.  RE: CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 16-Jan-2018 06:56
    Julia,

    Thank you for the information especially the English translated version.  Just to be helpful if you could provide the original link to CFDA website as trying to navigate the website is quite difficult and the main reason is that management personnel usually want the actual regulation that has the new requirements.  All of this information is very helpful to navigate countries regulatory requirements.

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    Richard Vincins RAC
    Vice President Regulatory Affairs
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  • 5.  RE: CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 16-Jan-2018 11:33
    Hello Richard,

    Thank you for your interests in this topic. Please see the following link to the original link to CFDA website for this guideline for your reference.

    http://www.sfda.gov.cn/WS01/CL1103/222386.html

    But It is only in Chinese, hope it is helpful for you :-)

    Have a great day!

    Best regards

    Julia

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    Julia Niu
    Malden MA
    United States
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  • 6.  RE: CFDA issued "Technical Guideline to accept Medical Device Overseas Clinical Data" on Jan.11, 2018

    Posted 18-Jan-2018 11:34
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    The non-official translated version is attached. Hope you find it helpful.

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    Qianqian Zhu RAC
    Immucor, Inc
    International Regulatory Affairs Manager
    United States
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