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RIPPS - Réseau d'Investigation Pédiatrique des Produits de Santé Service de Pharmacologie Clinique (Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul Groupe hospitalier Cochin – Saint Vincent de Paul)

Number of peer reviewed publications in the last 5 years 5 Acta Paediatr. 2012 Mar;101(3):e137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02514.x. Epub 2011 Nov 22 Acta Paediatr. 2011 Apr;100(4):615-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02103.x. Epub 2010 Dec 17. J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 May;43(5):1178-83. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1663-0. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2011 Nov;35(6):723-31. doi: 10.1177/0148607111415531. Epub 2011 Oct 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.2515/therapie/2011070
Number of competitive grants obtained in the last 5 years 25 optimisation of the protocole, inclusion of patients, data analysis, manuscript writing, editing, research methodology, statistical analysis, proof reading etc
Access to expert groups Yes A methodological platform (C. Alberti, Martin Chalumeau : coordinator) which provide methodological support for clinical trials Methodological plateform expertise : - Development of Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIP) with G. Pillon an active member of RIPPS (O4CP…) - Phase I-II clinical trials: Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamics, moddeling, clinical trials simulations. - Phase III clinical trials: optimised design for small sample sizes, Bayesian approach, surrogate endpoints. - Pharmaco-epidemiology. - Pharmaco-economics. - Evaluation of diagnostic tests. - Epidemiology. - Compliance studies and therapeutic monitoring. - Systematic reviews of clinical trials and evaluation of diagnostic tests. Access to expert groups disease dedicated : epilepsy, handicap, neuromuscular, endocrinology, nephrology, neonatalogy, autism.
Capacity to answer external scientific questions Yes RIPPS members organise - a teleconference each month to discuss new and ongoing protocoles,require an expertise on new protocoles - a face to face meeting every 4 to 6 months to organize the activities of the network discuss new projects etc...
Site feasibility Yes Feasibility is done for every specific study to evaluate the enrollment potential in relation to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Feasibility is done both for academic studies or after request from a pharmaceutical company
Participant recruitment Yes A CRA is dedicated to monitor the recruitment of all project. 3 systematic monitoring visits are carreied out: a visit at the beginning of the study, one at the end and a visit during the study Central monitorring for all trials (once a month) regarding inclusion, quality control of the data (missing data, missing visits, uncomplete items in the CRF, protocol violations, Adverse events are also carried out on regular basis
Budget calculation for studies Yes Cost estimate are made when a study is proposed. Quote is made in function of the time spent on projects RIPPs looks for the conformity of time spent on the project and the financial plan.