CLIN-Net – part of Ecraid’s warm-base network

Ecraid provides access to three expanding warm-base networks: LAB-Net with over 900 laboratories, a Primary Care network with over 250 GPs and CLIN-Net. This last network spans over 1,200 clinical sites across 42 countries. It delivers rapid, cost-efficient, high-quality clinical research services to public and private partners. From regular hospital wards to emergency rooms (ER) and intensive care units (ICUs). CLIN-Net’s unique clinical research infrastructure has already enrolled over 47,000 patients in 47 studies.

Unique to CLIN-Net is its number of sites and the CLIN-Net team that oversees the collection of data from the sites, maintains the relationship with them, and coordinates the execution of trials. The team makes sites feel connected and keeps them well-informed when participating in a study. During a study they monitor a site’s performance and use this information when a new site selection occurs. Changes such as offering new investigators may be administered, so CLIN-Net’s information is always up-to-date.

Augmenting capabilities

Because Ecraid continuously involves existing sites in new clinical studies it can consolidate the network and maintain it as a real warm-base network. The team helps less experienced sites to develop their potential for clinical research, thus expanding the number of experienced sites and augmenting the capabilities of the network to conduct more studies in parallel.

European coverage

Ecraid strives to create real Europe-wide coverage of its network, aggregating the potential European academia has to offer in research on infectious diseases. A broad European coverage (see map page 30 and 31) also gives access to specific populations where the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance is high. This shortens the time in which enough patients are included for a trial.