{"id":8784,"date":"2026-01-21T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diis7880.odns.fr\/?page_id=8784"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:41:38","slug":"site-management-organization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/en\/services\/site-management-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Management Organization (SMO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"afcra-hero\">\n  <div style=\"position:absolute;top:-60px;right:-60px;width:300px;height:300px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(201,168,76,0.08);\"><\/div>\n  <div style=\"position:absolute;bottom:-80px;left:-40px;width:250px;height:250px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);\"><\/div>\n  <div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"afcra-logo-dark-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LOGO-AFCRA-FINAL-scaled.png\" alt=\"Logo AFCRA\">\n    <div class=\"afcra-badge\">Site Management Organization<\/div>\n    <h1>Operational management of clinical trial sites in Francophone Africa<\/h1>\n    <p>AFCRA acts as an SMO by supporting investigation sites in the organization, coordination and operational execution of clinical trials, in close collaboration with Sponsors and CROs.<\/p>\n    <div>\n      <a class=\"afcra-btn-gold\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>\n      <a class=\"afcra-btn-outline\" href=\"\/en\/services\/\">All our services<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"afcra-section-gray afcra-section-center\">\n  <span class=\"afcra-label\">Definition<\/span>\n  <div class=\"afcra-title\" style=\"margin-bottom:32px;\">What is Site Management?<\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <p style=\"color:#374151;font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.9;margin-bottom:24px;\">Site Management consists of <strong>to manage and structure the activities of the investigation site<\/strong> in order to ensure the execution of clinical trials <strong>fluid, compliant and efficient<\/strong>, throughout the entire study cycle.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"afcra-cards\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">\n      <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-gold\" style=\"border:2px solid #C9A84C;text-align:center;min-width:180px;max-width:200px;\">\n        <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:10px;\">\ud83c\udfe6<\/div>\n        <h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-dark\" style=\"border:2px solid #1B3A6B;text-align:center;min-width:180px;max-width:200px;\">\n        <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:10px;\">\ud83d\udd2c<\/div>\n        <h3>CROs<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-gold\" style=\"border:2px solid #C9A84C;text-align:center;min-width:180px;max-width:200px;\">\n        <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:10px;\">\ud83c\udfe5<\/div>\n        <h3>Investigation sites<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"afcra-section-white afcra-section-center\">\n  <span class=\"afcra-label\">Our interventions<\/span>\n  <div class=\"afcra-title\" style=\"margin-bottom:48px;\">What AFCRA actually does<\/div>\n  <div class=\"afcra-checklist\">\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Organization and coordination of site activities<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Support for the feasibility and selection of countries and centers<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Activation and setup of sites (organization, tools, documentation)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Daily operational monitoring of studies<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Field interface between sites and project teams Sponsors\/CROs<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Support for document management and traceability<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Conducting site audits and quality assessments<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-check-item\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C;font-size:1.3em;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span>Support for structuring the site&#039;s SOPs<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div 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style=\"color:#0F172A;font-size:0.92em;padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);line-height:1.6;\">\u2705 Concrete support for structuring clinical research activity<\/li>\n          <li style=\"color:#0F172A;font-size:0.92em;padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);line-height:1.6;\">\u2705 Assistance with team organization, documentation, and processes<\/li>\n          <li style=\"color:#0F172A;font-size:0.92em;padding:8px 0;line-height:1.6;\">\u2705 Increased autonomy and credibility with sponsors<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"afcra-section-white afcra-section-center\">\n  <span class=\"afcra-label\">Results<\/span>\n  <div class=\"afcra-title\" style=\"margin-bottom:48px;\">What you get<\/div>\n  <div class=\"afcra-cards\">\n    <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-gold\" style=\"border:2px solid #C9A84C;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f<\/div>\n      <h3>Better organized sites<\/h3>\n      <p>More structured, more responsive, and better-prepared research sites to host studies.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-dark\" style=\"border:2px solid #1B3A6B;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83d\udcc9<\/div>\n      <h3>Reduced operational risks<\/h3>\n      <p>Significant reduction in quality discrepancies, delays and documentary non-conformities.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-gold\" style=\"border:2px solid #C9A84C;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83d\udcca<\/div>\n      <h3>Better quality of workmanship<\/h3>\n      <p>Better quality data, better adherence to protocol, key indicators monitored in real time.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"afcra-card afcra-card-top-dark\" style=\"border:2px solid #1B3A6B;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:2em;margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n      <h3>Smooth 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