Analyzing the Challenges of Clinical Research Approval in Qatar

This report examines the challenges encountered in obtaining clinical research approval in Qatar. It identifies legal obligations, lengthy approval processes, and the absence of specific laws governing clinical research as significant hurdles. The report also highlights the roles of the IRB, sponsors, and the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar in safeguarding human rights and welfare. Further challenges include time constraints, trust issues, and a lack of awareness, all of which impede the approval process for conducting clinical research in Qatar. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for healthcare management to address these challenges to facilitate necessary changes in the healthcare system.

Challenges of getting
approval of clinical
research in Qatar

Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
Main body..................................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................................3
Books & Journals....................................................................................................................................3

Introduction
Clinical research refers to a branch of healthcare science whichconsist of safety aswell as
effectiveness of diagnostic products, medications, treatment regimens and devices which are
intended for the use of human being (Singh and et. al., 2020). This is a report includes different
challenges faced by while getting approval of clinical research in Qatar.
Main body
This is a report which includes discussion about different challenges faced by health care center
while getting approval of a clinical research in Qatar. One of the biggest challenge is that there
are lot of legal obligations need to be followed by the medical professionals or researcher. Due to
lengthy legal process the whole research includes lot of time period which reduces its efficiency
and does not create impact according to the requirements. Buton the other hand, it has also been
identified that asof now there was no law which governs the clinical research within Qatar, as
high numbers of drafts werereviewed by different institutions frompast few years but doesn’t
came into existence (Racinaisand et. al., 2020). IRBSponsors Health Ministry of Public Health in
Qatar are the one who take responsibility for protecting the rights and welfare of human being.
Another challenge which is faced while getting approval of clinical research is time constraints,
trust issue, lack of awareness about the topic. All these challenges affect the significance while
getting an approval for conducting a clinical research.
Conclusion
It has been analysed from above mentioned that there are various challenges faced by the
management in order to take approval from the health ministry so that they can implement
changes accordingly.

References
Books & Journals
Singh, R., and et. al., 2020. Prevalence of socio-demographic and behavioral factors about organ
donation in Qatar: A household survey. Qatar Medical Journal, 2020(1), p.5.
Racinais, S., and et. al., 2020. Health status, heat preparation strategies and medical events
among elite cyclists who competed in the heat at the 2016 UCI Road World Cycling
Championships in Qatar. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Khan, S., and et. al., 2020. Attitude of Asian Parkinson Patients towards Clinical Research and
Tissue Donation. Parkinson’s Disease, 2020.