The clinical trial sponsor is the individual, company, institution, or organization which takes responsibility for the initiation and management of a clinical trial. The financing of a clinical trial may come from the sponsor but can also come from a third-party. The organization of a clinical trial is particularly complex because important aspects of the trial are not under the direct control of the sponsor.
- EUPATI Toolbox. Glossary: https://toolbox.eupati.eu/glossary/sponsor/
More resources
- Toolkit for patient-focused therapy development: https://toolkit.ncats.nih.gov/glossary/clinical-study-sponsor
- EU Clinical Trials register. Clinical trial Sponsors: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctsponsors.html
- ClinicalTrials.gov. Glossary of common Site terms: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/glossary
- NIH-National Cancer institute (NCI) Metathesaurus: https://ncim.nci.nih.gov/ncimbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp
Video
What is a clinical trial sponsor?
Clinical Trial Sponsors are individuals, companies, institutions, organizations, governments, industries, research organizations, charities, or universities which take responsibility for the initiation, management, and/or financing of a clinical trial. The following video, produced by GCP-Mindset, explains the roles of a sponsor of clinical study.
Source: GCP-Mindset. The Sponsor: all about the Clinical trial sponsor.
