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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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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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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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On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance titled Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness Based on One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence to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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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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Topic: New FDA Draft Guidance – A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring of Clinical Investigations
Date: May 14, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Duration: 60 minutes
Sponsored by: Life Science Training Institute
Webinar: Live interactive session. Recording will be available for 30 days.
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We are excited to announce that interactive eLearning courses are now available for purchase in our Clinical Pathways store, with more courses coming soon! All courses are available at a special introductory rate through April 30th.
One of our key eLearning courses is our interactive good documentation practices training, which includes ALCOA-C, notes to file, and other general good documentation procedures, updated with the latest from ICH E6 (R2) Addendum. This course includes:
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Topic: Critical Thinking in Clinical Research and DIGR-ACT®
Date: May 7, 2019, space is limited to 100 participants! Sign-up Early.
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT
Duration: 60 minutes
Sponsored by: Life Science Training Institute
Webinar: Live interactive session. Recording will be available for 30 days.
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a network of national standard bodies that develop voluntary standards, some which are applicable in the clinical research field. Some countries or organizations adopt ISO standards as requirements. ISO standards are reviewed every five years, and it takes approximately three years to develop a new standard.
One important standard in clinical research is ISO 14155.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance, “Rare Diseases: Natural History Studies for Drug Development”. We discussed another draft guidance released in January, “Rare Diseases: Common Issues in Drug Development” in our blog. The new draft guidance describes how natural history studies may be best used for drug development for rare diseases.