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Abstract
Internationally, the frequency of emergencies and disasters affecting the built environment
is increasing. Clinical trials sites that experience an event that affects their clinical
trials research infrastructure and site functionality, may find their ability to follow
optimal clinical trials conduct is compromised. There is however minimal published
information on how clinical trials sites should best undertake emergency planning
and develop resilience. We provide a description (case study) from a site perspective
of two unforeseen events, one major and one minor, and discuss ‘lessons learnt’.
International collation of post-event information about what worked and what did not,
collected across a spectrum of disasters and emergencies affecting facilities undertaking
clinical trials, would provide a repository of shared knowledge and help inform the
development of strategies aimed at enhancing the resilience of clinical trials sites
to extreme events.