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Clinical Academic Center (2CA-Braga)

Clinical Academic Center (2CA-Braga)

Clinical Academic Center of Braga (2CA-Braga)

The Clinical Academic Center of Braga (2CA-Braga) is a non-profit partnership between the University of Minho (through the Medical School and the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute [ICVS]), the Hospital of Braga (HB), and the CUF-Porto Hospital.

Founded in 2012 and based at the Hospital of Braga (HB), the 2CA-Braga's social purpose is the development of clinical research, within an environment of health care delivery and knowledge promotion and production, in order to enhance more effective clinical care, as well as the quality and efficiency of health care.

2CA-Braga vision is to create a paradigm shift in health care, reflected in the increased ability of health professionals to proactively engage patients in a more adjustable type of health care, as well as in the appropriate monitoring of a greater number of individuals. To this end, 2CA-Braga promotes clinical research projects, translational methodologies and clinical trials, hosting scientific activities in the domain of ​​health sciences and offering services to the clinical and scientific community. 2CA-Braga actively engages in a culture of knowledge dissemination among the scientific community, health professionals and the general public, seeking to ensure that advances in clinical research result in direct clinical benefits for the patients.

2CA-Braga offers its own fully-equipped infrastructure, where medical consultations, nursing assessment, collection of biological samples, application of patient reported outcomes (PRO), investigational medical product (IMP) dispensation, implementation of complementary diagnostic tests, among other clinical procedures, are offered in order to facilitate the clinical evaluation of the participants. In parallel, 2CA-Braga benefits from the support of Ancillary Services through the Medical School of the University of Minho (Biostatistics, Clinical Studies Design and Data Management) and the Hospital de Braga, E.P.E. (Clinical Pathology, Pathology, Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Pharmaceutical Services, among others). This support network works closely with the researcher who provides knowledge, in the development and testing of the idea/theory, in the support to the analysis, data management and information technology. Physicians, on the other hand, are responsible for providing the practical knowledge about relevant clinical questions, study populations, feasible interventions, and the study design. Thus, through its integrated resources, 2CA-Braga provides a direct contribution to the population.

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General Indicators
No. of active clinical studies by study type
  • 121
    Active Clinical Trials
  • 126
    Active Non-Interventional Studies
No. of initiated clinical studies by study type
  • 59
    Clinical Trials initiated
  • 58
    Non-Interventional Studies initiated
No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by therapeutic area
No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by sponsor type
No. of active Clinical trials by sponsor type
No. of active clinical trials per phase
No. of active clinical trials by trial object
No. of active clinical trials by therapeutic area
  • 2978
    No. of publications in indexed journals - last 5 full years
  • 461
    No. of health professionals with specific training in GCP (Good Clinical Practices)
Global Capacity Indicators
  • 689
    No. of available beds in the institution
  • 791
    No. of Physicians in the Institution
  • 1045
    No. of Nurses in the Institution
  • 19
    No. of Pharmacists in the Institution
  • 1200000
    No. of Inhabitants covered by the institution
HR Indicators Allocated to Research
Total number of people dedicated to clinical research in the institution
  • 401
    Researchers
  • 4
    Managers, Administrative, Legal and Financial
  • 5
    Study coordinators
  • 36
    Nurses
  • 9
    Pharmacists
  • 4
    Project Manager
  • 1
    Imagiology Technician
Efficiency Indicators
  • 643
    Total number of participants recruited for clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 95%
    Patient recruitment rate in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 30 days
    Average time to first patient recruitment in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 10 days
    Average time between submission and approval of the Financial Contract in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
General Indicators
No. of active clinical studies by study type
  • 112
    Active Clinical Trials
  • 98
    Active Non-Interventional Studies
No. of initiated clinical studies by study type
  • 56
    Clinical Trials initiated
  • 51
    Non-Interventional Studies initiated
No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by therapeutic area
No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by sponsor type
No. of active Clinical trials by sponsor type
No. of active clinical trials per phase
No. of active clinical trials by trial object
No. of active clinical trials by therapeutic area
  • 2526
    No. of publications in indexed journals - last 5 full years
  • 299
    No. of health professionals with specific training in GCP (Good Clinical Practices)
Global Capacity Indicators
  • 689
    No. of available beds in the institution
  • 791
    No. of Physicians in the Institution
  • 1045
    No. of Nurses in the Institution
  • 19
    No. of Pharmacists in the Institution
  • 1200000
    No. of Inhabitants covered by the institution
HR Indicators Allocated to Research
Total number of people dedicated to clinical research in the institution
  • 275
    Researchers
  • 5
    Managers, Administrative, Legal and Financial
  • 5
    Study coordinators
  • 6
    Nurses
  • 5
    Pharmacists
  • 2
    Project Manager
  • 1
    Imagiology Technician
Efficiency Indicators
  • 485
    Total number of participants recruited for clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 95%
    Patient recruitment rate in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 30 days
    Average time to first patient recruitment in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
  • 10 days
    Average time between submission and approval of the Financial Contract in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices

Clinical Research Areas of interest

Clinical Research Areas of interest

  • Oncology Disease - Antineoplastic and immunomodulatory drugs;
  • Autoimmune Diseases - Immunomodulatory drugs
  • Cardiovascular Diseases (Coronary Disease, Heart Failure and Cerebrovascular Disease) – Cardiovascular drugs;
  • Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases;
  • Neurological diseases (including dementias) – Medicines that act on the Central Nervous System;
  • Gastroenterological pathologies – Medicines for gastrointestinal, metabolic and immunomodulator indications;
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders;
  • Respiratory diseases - Medicines that act on the respiratory system;
  • Infectious diseases – Anti-infectious drugs;
  • Hematopoietic medications;
  • Urological diseases;
  • Nephrological diseases;
  • Medical Devices;
  • Precision Medicine;
  • Translational and Regenerative Medicine;
  • Preventative Medicine and Healthy Aging:
  • Real World Evidence;
  • Artificial Intelligence.

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