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New Greener Trial Monitoring Resources Launched

The UK Registered Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Network is pleased to announce the release of two new resources aimed at helping trial teams adopt more environmentally sustainable monitoring practices. The materials build on the Network’s Recommendations for Undertaking Greener Monitoring, first published in August 2024, and are designed to support clinical trial units in reducing the carbon footprint associated with study oversight.

Learning from real-world experience

One of the newly released resources explores how greener monitoring approaches are being applied in practice. Drawing on evidence and case studies from active trials and experienced teams, the publication offers insight into how environmental considerations are being integrated into monitoring strategies.

Alongside these case studies, the document sets out the opportunities that trial teams and staff a the research site have identified in implementing greener approaches, as well as the challenges that remain and provides some practical tips and recommendations provided by the trial teams and site teams themselves.

Download your copy here.

Practical checklist for trial teams

The second resource is a concise checklist based on the 2024 recommendations that trial teams can apply at individual study level. This is intended to prompt teams to consider where the environmental impacts of monitoring can be reduced throughout the lifecycle of a trial.

By guiding teams through these considerations, the checklist aims to make greener monitoring decisions more accessible and consistent across studies, regardless of size or complexity.

Download your copy here.

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