How to Structure a Clinical Investigation Report Summary

It’s important to note that this is not the place to include results, analysis, conclusions, or discussion points. This is simply a concise description of the clinical investigation that was conducted.

Results of the investigation

If you’re conducting a clinical investigation of a medical device in a European Union member state, you will be required to submit a clinical investigation report (CIR) along with a summary of the CIR to that member state.

The other sections are structured as follows:
• Title of the clinical investigation—summary information. This section of the CIR summary must include basic, but necessary, information about the study.
• Brief study title
• Full study title
• Dates of the investigation
• Location(s)
• The reason for a temporary halt or early termination (if this applies to your study)

Purpose of the clinical investigation

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Finally, you’ll use the last section of your CIR summary to discuss the results of your clinical investigation. Remember to keep this brief and clear, per the instructions at the beginning of the guidance.

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The MDCG’s guidance document breaks the CIR summary into six sections:
• A cover page
• Title of the clinical investigation—summary information
• Purpose of the clinical investigation
• Description of the investigational device, clinical investigation
• Results of the investigation
• Conclusion of the clinical investigation

In other words, don’t overthink the CIR summary; it really is meant to be a synopsis of the clinical investigation report.

How should the summary CIR be structured?

This section will include brief answers to the questions:
• What do the results of your clinical investigation mean?
• What do the results add to current scientific knowledge?
• Are there any limitations to your investigation, such as biases, uncertainties, or limitations in acceptability of the results in real-world situations?
• What is the potential for future studies, if any?

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How to Structure a Clinical Investigation Report Summary

European Union Medical Device Regulation provides guidance


The EU Medical Device Coordination Group released guidance (2023/C 163/06) “on the content and structure of the summary of the clinical investigation report” in May 2023.

The cover page will include the title of the clinical investigation, the sponsor, the entity funding the investigation, the ID number for the study, and the clinical investigation plan number.

Here’s the guidance on what to include in the CIR summary.

What is a CIR summary?

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In this section of the CIR summary, you will be summarizing everything that went into the conduct of the clinical investigation, such as descriptions of:
• The participants
• The device and any comparator
• Study design
• Objectives and endpoints
• Sample size
• Enrollment site(s)
• Any randomization and blinding used
• Follow-up duration
• Concomitant treatments
• The statistical analysis methods
• Any substantial modifications to the original clinical investigation plan

You may also need to describe the current standard of care for the condition and other possible interventions that could be used. You can think of this as the “why” behind your clinical investigation. What’s unique about your device? How could it potentially change current barriers of care for a given patient? In other words, why is your device necessary?

Description of the investigational device, clinical investigation, and methods used

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But, as noted earlier, the CIR must also be submitted with a summary. While the CIR summary will provide much of the same information, the guidance states that it must be written “in terms and in a format that are easily understandable to the intended user of the medical device.”

Published Sept. 8, 2023, on the Greenlight Guru blog.

The clinical investigation report contains a detailed description of the study, the results of the investigation (including any adverse events), and a discussion of the overall conclusions. A full list of what must be included can be found in Annex XV, Chapter III of the EU MDR.