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Clinical Studies In Collaboration With Industry In Helse Vest

Joint solution for contracting clinical studies in Helse Vest

The hospitals in Helse Vest have a joint solution for contracting clinical studies to be carried out in collaboration with industrial partners. We have lawyers who review contracts, and advisers who prepare budgets. Since each hospital is its own legal entity, separate agreements must be entered into with each individual hospital. Our advisers ensure that differences between hospitals are taken into account in these agreements.

The Section for Research and Innovation at Helse Bergen HF handles the agreements for:

  • Helse Bergen HF, Haukeland University Hospital (Bergen and surrounding area, in addition to being regional hospital)
  • Helse Fonna HF (Haugesund and surrounding area)
  • Helse Førde HF (Førde and surrounding area)
  • Helse Stavanger, Stavanger University Hospital (Stavanger and surrounding area)
  • Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital AS (Bergen and surrounding area)

Submission of a new study

When one or more hospitals in the region have been selected for participation in a study, it must be submitted, preferably through the portal eStudie​.

Several hospital can be selected in the same submission. In the portal, hospitals and investigators must be reccorded, and study documents uploaded. Relevant documents are study protocols, laboratory and radiology manuals and, for example, draft agreements and budgets.

If you have any questions, please contact us on email

Most of our partners in the industry wish to use their own contract template for clinical studies. If you do not have your own template, this can be used for agreements with hospitals in Helse Vest. 
 

The rates below are listed in Norwegian kroner (NOK).

Hourly rates study personell:
Year Study Nurse Physician
2025 950 1800
2026 1000 1900

20 percent indirect costs (overhead) is added to all costs. The rate is for all hospitals in Helse Vest.  

Start-up fee
Physicians  25000-50000
Study nurses department  25000-40000
Study nurses clincal trial ward  30000-50000
Laboratory  6000
Pathology  5000
Radiology  7000
Admin. (Research and Innovation)  7000
   
End of study fee
Department  5000-10000
Clincal Trial Ward  6000-12000
Admin. (Research and Innovation)  3000
Archiving 25 years  10000-15000

 

Conditional costs
Per protocol amendment requiring implementation, or additional required training  10000
Per contract amendment  3000
Per change of CRA > once per 12 months  3000
Investigator meeting participation, per participant per day  6000
Audit fee, per day  10000
Subject re-consent, per patient per consent  1200
Per SAE 6000

Costs for use of laboratories, radiology etc. must be calculated for each individual study and may vary between hospitals.  

 

The individual hospital will invoice according to the agreement entered into. For agreements with Norwegian contracting parties, 25 % VAT will be added. 

If you wish to use pharmacy services for import or other drug handling in your studies, you must enter into an agreement with Sjukehusapoteka Vest HF. Sjukehusaapoteka Vest can be contacted at: 
 
Stavanger: KLUT-SiS@sav.no​ 

Helse Vest has a patient population of approx. 1.1 million and covers all therapy areas. See table for the therapy area for clinical studies in each hospital

There are two NorTrials centers in Helse Vest: Brain health and Autoimmune diseases and inflammation. Read more about the NorTrials initiative
Information about clinical studies at hospitals in Norway is available on the hospitals' websites and on Helsenorge
Last updated 12/10/2025