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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FDA Issues Updated Draft Guidance on Use of ...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.

Amanda Dzengeleski
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FDA Releases New Draft Guidance on Confirmatory ...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On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance titled Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness Based on One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence to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.

How Does Brexit With No Withdrawal Agreement Affect Clinical Trials?

2/26/2019

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The United Kingdom (UK) notified the European Union (EU) of its intent to withdraw effective March 30, 2019, a process commonly known as Brexit. At that point, it will become a “third country” and will not follow the EU regulations for pharmaceuticals. Negotiations are underway for a withdrawal agreement. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission have released guidance related to pharmaceutical companies’ distribution of drugs due to the uncertainty of authorization of a withdrawal agreement.

Is it Time to Retrain?

2/21/2019

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You have probably been in this situation before. A site prone to issues is having problems yet again, and this time it may be serious. You need to figure out what to do, and you are feeling frustrated. Your first thought might be retraining the site. After all, if they didn’t do the right thing, they must not understand what they are supposed to do. Isn’t that how we have always taken care of compliance issues? Retrain, document the training, and then hope for the best? Isn’t there something better?

Bye Bye to the Five Whys?!

2/13/19

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Do you ever wonder why people are not doing what you expect? How do you figure out what went wrong and what constraints are getting in the way of everything working as it should? You may have heard that you need to ask the right question, or even about the five whys. But if you have used the 5 Whys before, have you noticed that you are not confident in the results? There is a better solution to getting to root cause in a more reproducible way, to developing actions and implementing them.

Rare Diseases: Comment Period Now Open for Revised Draft (Update)

2/12/2019

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised the draft guidance, “Rare Diseases: Common Issues in Drug Development Guidance for Industry”. The original draft guidance was issued August 2015. The revised draft guidance was published in the Federal Register February 1, 2019. Our previous blog mentioned that although it was available for public review January 16, there was a delay in publication and comment availability.

ICH E6 Addendum R2 Team Training and Action Planning: February 21, 2019 Webinar

2/08/2019

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Topic: ICH E6 Addendum R2 Team Training and Action Planning

Date: February 21, 2019

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST

Duration: 90 minutes

Sponsored by: Life Science Training Institute

Webinar: Live interactive session. Recording will be available for 30 days.

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