Results clinical investigations for conformity purposes or PMCF investigations

• The sponsor is required to submit a clinical investigation report within one year of the end of the study. The requirements for the clinical investigation report can be found in MDR annex XV (section 2.8 of chapter I and section 7 of chapter III). Relevant information can also be found in annex D of ISO-14155-2020. See also MDCG 2021-6.
• The sponsor is required to submit a lay summary of results within one year of the end of the study.
• Where, for scientific reasons, it is not possible to submit the clinical investigation report within one year of the end of the investigation, it will be submitted as soon as it is available. The clinical investigation protocol (CIP) specifies when the results of the clinical investigation are going to be available, together with a justification. The review committee assesses whether the extended deadline is justified.
• Has the investigation been temporary halted or terminated early? If so, a deadline of three months instead of one year applies for submitting the investigation report and the lay summary.
• Has the investigation been temporary halted and resumed within three months? If so, the sponsor does not need to submit an investigation report and a lay summary. See MDCG 2021-6.

When Eudamed is fully operational, you are required to upload the results of the investigation in Eudamed; the investigation report and the lay summary will be published via Eudamed (MDR article 77.7).

As long as Eudamed is not operational, you are required to submit the investigation report and the lay summary directly to the review committee as well as to CCMO as competent authority at devices@ccmo.nl.