ICH-GCP Flashcards
An audit is defined as
A systematic and independent examination of clinical trial related activities and documents
And inspection is defined as
Official review of documents, facilities, records and any other resources
Monitoring is defined as
Overseeing the progress of a clinical trial
Clinical trial is defined as
And investigation intended to discover and verify the clinical effects of an investigational product
An investigator is defined as
A person responsible for the conduct of the clinical trial
A sponsor is defined as
A person or entity responsible for initiation, management and financing of a clinical trial.
A monitor is defined as
A person responsible for overseeing the progress of a clinical trial
A sub investigator is defined as
And individuals supervised by the team leader
A coinvestigator is defined as
A person responsible for assuming, when needed, the responsibilities of an investigator or a team leader.
Quality assurance is defined as
Planned and systematic action to ensure that the data is generated, recorded and reported according to GCP
ICH-GCP Requires that a regulatory authority be given direct access to your clinical trial records. Direct access includes the ability to do
Examine and analyze all clinical trial records, verify the clinical trial records, reproduce any records as needed.
Source documents in a clinical trial referred to
Medical notes and pertinent parts of the medical record, laboratory and radiology findings, pathology reports, patient diaries and pharmacy records. NOT site monitoring reports!
Audits are generally performed by a regulatory authority where is monitoring is done by a CRO or sponsor, true or false?
True
The ethical framework cited in ICH-GCP As a framework for conducting clinical trials is
Declaration of Helsinki
The role specifically of medical physician as responsible for medical decisions is affirmed in
ICH and DHHS
Regarding informed consent in clinical trials ICH states that
Informed consent should be obtained from every subject
Regarding the protection of privacy and confidentiality, I CH
Affirms that privacy and confidentiality be protected in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
Regarding the storage and handling of investigational products ICH
Affirms that handling and storage should be in accordance with GMP
With regard to quality assurance in clinical trials ICH affirms all of the following
States that systems with procedures that assure quality be implemented for every aspect of the clinical trial, the sponsor is responsible for implementing and maintain quality assurance and quality control with written SOP’s, quality control will be applied to every stage of data handling.
Agreements between the sponsor and the investigator should be
In writing as part of the protocol or in a separate agreement
Regarding final report on completion of the clinical trial investigator should according to ICH do all of the following
Provide the IRB with a summary of the trials outcome, provide a report to regulatory authorities, should inform the institution.
According to ICH the IRB should obtain the following documents from the investigator
Protocol, consent, recruitment procedures, investigators brochure, payments.
According to ICH the copy of the CV given to the IRB should be
Current
The statement that continuing review be carried out by at least once annually is affirmed by
DHHS, ICH, and FDA
the requirements in ICH differ from DHHS requirements in
Requirements for review of non-therapeutic trials
Regarding ICH provisions for emergency use of an investigational article which of the following is applicable?
ICH states that if consent of subject or LAR cannot be obtained then relevant at the goal concerns and applicable regulatory requirements be addressed
With regard to payments to subjects ICH indicates that
Payments be free of coercion and undue influence, payment should be prorated, method amounts and schedule the payments be set forth in the informed consent.
With regard to a quorum for the IRB ICH specifies that
It should be stipulated in the written procedures
According to ICH the investigator should promptly report the following to the IRB
Deviations from protocol to eliminate immediate hazards, changes in risk to protocol, serious and unexpected adverse drug reactions, new information that may affect the safety of subjects.
According to ICH, the sponsor may request the following from the IRB
Written procedures and membership lists
According to ICH the investigator should
Demonstrate the potential for a recruiting the required number of subjects, have sufficient time and staff to conduct a trial, ensure that the delegated staff to be informed about the protocol, duties and the product