Investigator roles and responsibilities Flashcards
What are the required qualifications of the clinical investigator?
- Investigator should be qualified by education, training, and experience according to regulations
- Investigator should be familiar with the intervention
- Investigator should allow sponsor to monitor and audit
All trial-related medical or dental decisions should be made by whom?
A qualified physician or dentist who is an investigator or subinvestigator for the trial.
True or False: The Investigator and the Sponsor are required to sign the protocol to confirm the agreement.
True.
Who is responsible for documenting and explaining any deviation from the approved protocol.
The investigator or person designated by the investigator.
What is required for an investigator to implement a deviation from the protocol?
- Approval of the change from the sponsor and IRB/IEC.
- If immediate hazard to trial subjects is possible or the change is logistical/administrative, approval is not required.
An investigator implements a deviation from the protocol to eliminate an immediate hazard to a trial subject without prior IRB/IEC approval. What must happen next?
-ASAP the change, reasons for the change and, if relevant, proposed protocol changes should be submitted to the:
A) IRB/IEC for review and opinion
B) Sponsor for agreement
C) Regulatory authorities (only if required)
True or False: The sponsor is responsible for investigational product(s) accountability at the trial site(s)
False. The investigator/institution is responsible.
Investigational product(s) should be stored as specified by the __________.
Sponsor.
What records should be maintained by the investigator or designated pharmacist in regards to use of the investigational product?
1) Delivery of the product to the trial site
2) Product inventory at the site
3) Use of what product by each subject
4) Return or disposition of unused product at the end of trial
5) ID’s, dates, quantities, batch/serial numbers, etc.
If the trial is blinded, the _______ should promptly document and explain to the ________ any premature unblinding of the investigational product(s).
Investigator, Sponsor.
When should an investigator revise a written informed consent form?
Whenever important new information becomes available that may be relevant to the subject’s consent. This should be approved by the IRB/IEC ahead of use.
True or False. The language in the informed consent should be highly technical.
False. The language should be as non-technical as practical and should be understandable to the subject, the subjects LAR and any impartial witness.
True or False. The investigator is required to explain correct use for the investigational product to each subject and should check at intervals during the trial to ensure the subjects are following instructions properly.
True.
The written informed consent form should be signed AND personally dated by the ______ (or ________ if applicable) and the ________.
Subject (or LAR if applicable) and the person who conducted the informed consent discussion.
What happens during the informed consent process if a subject or LAR is unable to read?
An impartial witness needs to be present during the entire informed consent discussion. When the subject/LAR are orally consented, they sign and personally date the consent form and the witness signs and personally dates the consent form to attest that the information was accurately explained.