For clinical trial sponsors

Keep trial documentation and quality follow-up under review.

Manage essential trial files, controlled procedures and corrective actions in AQ. Give sponsor teams the evidence they need to review partner delivery and follow up outstanding work.

Core modulesAdd according to scopeIn the selected workflow
The work behind sponsor review

Know what is outstanding before the next study review.

Partner updates need supporting records, current procedures and clear follow-up. AQ helps your team review the documentation and quality work within its scope.

Sponsor workflows in AQ

Review the records behind each stage of the study.

Explore sponsor-file management, authorised document review, procedure changes and quality follow-up — from setup through closeout.

Sponsor review · Study SP-014Illustrative module viewsPartner-led delivery · sponsor documentation and quality workflows
Workflow 1 · Set up oversight

Establish the files and procedures your team will use.

Organise expected trial documents, assign document responsibilities and configure authorised access. Use QMS for the controlled procedures and learning managed by your sponsor team.

Sponsor question. Which records do we expect, who provides them and who reviews them?
Outcome. Begin with defined document requirements and review arrangements.
Modules in this workflow
eTMF · sponsor fileQMS · proceduresCTMS · conditional

Contract negotiation and vendor qualification are not illustrated; they remain in your existing processes.

eTMFRequirement setupSP-014
All scopesStudyCountrySiteContributors
26
Requirements defined
5
Contributors assigned
1
Reviewer
Scopes
StudySP-014 · Phase II3 records
CountryUnited Kingdom2 records
Site 04Northgate3 records
Site 07Warrington3 records
Expected documents · study scope
Protocol approval evidenceBefore FPIRegulatory leadRequired
Insurance certificateAnnual renewalSponsor legalRequired
Central lab certificateNo central labNot assignedNot applicable
RequiredConditionalNot applicableReviewer Sponsor TMF lead
QMSSOP-014 v3.0 · Sponsor document reviewPublished 1 Sep · 10 sponsor review staffLearning 8 of 10
Illustrative module view. Sample data.
Sponsor and partner access

Review site evidence without changing who is responsible for it.

Investigators and pharmacy teams maintain their own records. Authorised sponsor and CRO reviewers receive access to the studies, sites and document folders agreed for their work.

Step 01Owns the recordInvestigators and pharmacy teamsMaintain their own investigator and pharmacy files, approve delegation and decide what their site implements.eISF and ePSF stay site-operatedPI approves Digital DoA changesParticipant identification logs stay local
Step 02Administers accessParticipating organisation administratorGrants, amends and withdraws reviewer permissions in the Sponsor Portal. Every change is logged.Scope set per study, site and folderGrants and withdrawals recordedNot configured by the sponsor
Step 03Reviews within scopeSponsor and CRO reviewersSee the studies, sites and folders agreed for their work, read only, until the access end date.Regulatory, CV and monitoring folders where permittedNo edit, upload or approval controlsAccess expires without renewal

Reviewer access is granted per study, site and folder, with an end date. Document access does not infer participant-level access. ePSF scope applies only where pharmacy work is in review.

Fit with your trial systems

Every AQ module is available. Your responsibilities decide how you use them.

AQ covers trial documentation, procedures and quality, study operations, and site, pharmacy and delegation workflows. Sponsors adopt the modules that match the work their organisation holds.

The AQ platformAll seven modules are available. How your team uses each one depends on your responsibilities.
Sponsor-heldSponsor documentation and quality

Maintain essential trial files, control procedures and learning, and follow formal quality actions through verification.

eTMFQMSCAPA
Delivery run in AQStudy operations

Manage study and site activity where delivery is conducted in AQ, with reporting available within the agreed access scope.

CTMS
Site-operated · review accessSite, pharmacy and delegation workflows

Support investigator files, pharmacy documentation and delegated site duties, with relevant evidence available for authorised sponsor review.

eISFePSFDigital DoA
Outside the platformExchange scoped during implementation
Works alongside your existing trial systemsAgree how AQ exchanges information with the specialist systems your study teams already run.
EDCSafetyIRT and supplyRegulatoryFinance
Scoped with youDeployment and ownership vary by study.
Which modules you runWhich records reviewers accessInterfaces, permissions and validation
Sponsor Oversight Guide
How eTMF, QMS and CAPA support sponsor review, partner access and closeout — module by module.
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Evaluating AQ

Assess the workflow, implementation and assurance requirements together.

Review the functions your team will use, the records that need to move and the controls your organisation requires before agreeing the deployment scope.

Review with AQ

Confirm workflow fit.

Demonstrate the sponsor, CRO and site responsibilities relevant to your studies.

Delivery modelReviewer permissionsModule scopeSite participation
Review with AQ

Plan the transition.

Define migration, interfaces, user access, training and implementation responsibilities.

Migration acceptanceAudit history continuityExternal-user licensingSupport model
Review with AQ

Review assurance and retention.

Assess validation, security, hosting, audit history, export and continued-access requirements.

ValidationHosting and subprocessorsSSO / MFAExport and archive access
FAQs

Questions from sponsor teams.

Yes. Agree which sponsor workflows are managed in AQ, which partner records your reviewers may access and how evidence from other systems will be supplied.

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