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Improving Clinical Trial Patient’s ...

04/09/2024

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Informed Consent Forms (ICF) for clinical trials are required to communicate the essential details of a trial to prospective participants including the procedures, the risks of using the investigational product (IP) or device, and actions the participant would be expected to take during the trial (i.e., filling out questionaries, coming in for routine visits, etc.). As clinical trials continue to evolve and become increasingly complex, ICFs must accurately explain these complexities as they can lead to confusion for the intended audience.

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FDA Issues Updated Draft Guidance on Use of ...

04/02/2024

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published guidance on “Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials” in February 2024 which, once finalized, will take precedent over the FDA’s previous guide on the subject from 2006.  The guidance clarifies data monitoring committees’ (DMC) relevance and importance in clinical trial oversight, and how to determine when utilizing a DMC is practical for certain clinical trials.

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FDA Issues Warning Letter for Clinical ...

01/03/2024

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On October 20, 2023, the FDA issued an investigator warning letter to Maria W. Greenwald, M.D.. The inspection was part of the FDA's Bioresearch Monitoring Program, aimed at assessing research conduct to safeguard the rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects. The investigation was conducted for several clinical studies, and there were multiple instances where the site failed to comply with investigational plans.

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FDA Releases New Draft Guidance on Confirmatory ...

09/27/2023

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On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance titled Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness Based on One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence to provide further detail on the accepted types of confirmatory evidence used to support the results of one adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation.

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FDA Releases 3 New Draft Guidances Regarding ...

09/13/2023

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On September 6, 2023 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a bulletin announcing three new draft guidances regarding the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s (CDRH) 510(k) premarket submission program to verify that the medical device to be marketed is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device as medical devices continue to become more complex and innovative.

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Clinical Trial Risk & Performance Management vSummit Sept. 28th - 30th

7/20/2021

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What: 4th Annual WCG MCC Clinical Trial Risk & Performance Management Collaborative vSummit

Sponsored by: Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC), a division of WCG

When: September 28th – 30th, 2021

Where: Virtual Summit (vSummit) is online

Register: HERE

Clinical Pathways is presenting and leading discussion groups on two topics:

1) Oversight of Monitoring – Are site issues mitigated? The day in the life of a site QMS and the gap in monitoring.

When: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Facilitators: Charles Sather, BSN, CCRA and Sandra "Sam" Sather, MS, BSN, CCRA, CCRC

2) RBQM Maturity Model – How to manage critical implementation components when they are maturing at a different pace? Small to large sponsor/CRO, implementation adaptability.

When: Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Facilitator: Sandra "Sam" Sather, MS, BSN, CCRA, CCRC CCRC

Visit Clinical Pathways, LLC.com to Hear Our Interview with MCC’s Executive Director Linda Sullivan

3/23/2021

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Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) has partnered with Clinical Pathways LLC to expand their eLearning courses on performance management and good clinical practice (GCP). This expansion will add 13 new eLearning courses to their program with more in development.

We sat down with Linda Sullivan, the Executive Director of the WCG - Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC), an industry consortium dedicated to bringing clinical research sponsors, vendors, and investigative sites together to collaboratively develop standardized performance.

Sandra “SAM” Sather at WCG/MCC Summit Sept. 4-5

8/23/2019

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What: WCG Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) Summit

Topic: Clinical Trials Risk and Performance Management Summit Agenda

When: September 4 and 5, 2019

Where: The Loews Philadelphia Hotel; Philadelphia, PA

Book the hotel here and ask for the FDAnews rate

Registration is available here.