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Clinical trials are essential for healthcare advancements, especially for treatments not funded by industry. The Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre (KCE) now funds practice-oriented comparative clinical trials to address research gaps.

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  • Healthcare Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Industry funding dominates medicinal product and medical device clinical trials.
  • Research gaps exist in pediatric, geriatric, and comparative effectiveness studies.
  • Non-industry-driven interventions (surgery, radiotherapy, psychotherapy, diet, physical medicine) require large-scale clinical trials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a program for practice-oriented comparative clinical trials.
  • To address the need for research in underfunded areas of healthcare.
  • To foster international collaboration in clinical trial funding.

Main Methods:

  • The Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre (KCE) was allocated a budget in late 2015 to initiate a clinical trial program.
  • Patient recruitment for initial trials commenced two years after program inception.
  • KCE launched an international call for comparative clinical trials with ZonMw (BeNeFIT) in early 2018.

Main Results:

  • Patient recruitment for the first KCE-funded trials is currently underway.
  • The program aims to generate practice-oriented evidence for healthcare decision-making.
  • International collaboration through BeNeFIT has been initiated.

Conclusions:

  • Government and healthcare payers can benefit from investing in large-scale clinical trials.
  • The KCE program is actively addressing the need for comparative effectiveness research.
  • International partnerships enhance the scope and impact of clinical trials.