Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are defined as a systematic study in human beings or animals inorder to establish the efficacy of, or to discover or verify the effects or adverse reactions of medicines, and includes a study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of medicines.

All clinical trials that are conducted in Zimbabwe are regulated in terms of Part III of the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03] and its regulations. In terms of the Act, no person shall conduct a clinical trial of any medicine without the prior written authorisation of the Authority, granted with the approval of the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Child Care.

The guidelines for Good Clinical Practice have been updated. You will find the new guidelines on the Downloads page. For additional information regarding the conduct of clinical trials involving human participants in Zimbabwe , kindly visit the Clinical Trial Webpage and MCAZ Website.

Details of approved, ongoing and previously approved clinical trials will be made available on this site in due course.