Practice Questions Flashcards
Sponsor is conducting a post-approval study for a new drug and is mandated to perform a post-approval study to monitor late AEs; what approval is needed?
a. OHRP
b.DSMB
c. IRB
d. QA team
IRB (need to approve all studies to ensure protection of human subjects)
Which of the following, if any, must provide approval before an investigator may enroll subjects in a quality of life research questionnaire study?
a. HHS
b. FDA or Regulatory Auth
c. IRB/IEC
d. No approvals if no pharmaceutical drugs are involved
IRB/IEC (need to approve all studies to ensure protection of human subjects)
What documents are reviewed during a sponsor audit?
a. SOPs
b. Personnel records
c. Financial reports
d. Audit reports
SOPs (per ICH HCP 5.19 Audit; the purpose of a sponsor’s audit, which is separate from routine monitoring or quality control functions, should be to evaluate trial conduct and compliance with the protocol, SOPs, GCP and the applicable regulatory requirements
According to ICH, a monitoring plan should have what?
a. Recruitment procedures
b. the rationale for monitoring needs
c. monitoring cost
d. site close-out visit
the rationale for monitoring needs (1.64 Monitoring plan; a document that describes the strategy, methods, responsibilities and requirements for monitoring the trial
Which of the following is one of the responsibilities of the investigator?
a.maintaining accurate and current case histories of study subjects
b. updating investigator brochure (IB) with new safety info
maintaining accurate and current case histories of study subjects (ICH GCP)
Site violation of informed consent regarding?
a. subject’s signature missing on the copy of the short form consent
b. a copy of consent documents not provided to the subject
c. only the signature of the person obtaining consent and witness appear on the copy of the short form consent
d. the sponsor generated informed consent template is missing the required elements
subject’s signature missing on the copy of the short form consent (per 21CFR50.27)
FDA inspection of Phase 3 randomized trial. What is to be provided to the FDA investigator?
a.Patient’s insurance coverage form
b. subject’s data from the controlled arm
c. patient’s pre-screening logs
d. draft protocol amendment
subject’s data from the controlled arm (312.58) inspection of sponsor’s records and reports is an FDA inspection. (The sponsor shall discontinue shipments of the drug to any investigator who has failed to maintain or make available records or reports of the investigation as required by this part)
Why would a Phase 4 study be conducted?
Studying in a different off-label patient population or different doses, different schedule of administration that were used in phase 2 studies, drug in other patient populations, other stages of disease or use drug for longer time
(312.85) phase 4 studies. concurrent with marketing approval, FDA may seek agreement from the sponsor to conduct certain post-marketing (phase 4) studies to delineate additional information about the drug’s risks, benefits and optimal use. -
When a sponsor transfers trial-related duties to a CRO , who is responsible for data integrity and quality?
a. investigator
b. IRB
c. CRO
d. sponsor
sponsor
To recruit participants for a new study, a CRC would like to access CRFs for a study they were not involved in. Which of the following, if anything, is required for access.
a. approval from the investigator
b. consent from the subject
c. IRB approval
d. nothing further is required
approval from the investigator (via DOA log sign off)
An IND application to the FDA should contain each of the following except:
A. IB
B. Financial disclosures for all participating investigators
B. Financial disclosures for all participating investigators (312.23) IND content and format
A company is starting an IDE study. CEO plans to commercially promote the device. Should be advised that the plan:
a. Would violate FDA regulations
b. Needs IRB approval
c. Needs IDE approval
Would violate FDA regulations (promotion of investigational new drug, a sponsor or investigator shall not represent promotional context of new drug that it is safe or effective for purposes for which the drug is under investigation for.
What is the purpose of an investigator’s meeting?
a. to review protocol
b. recruit investigators
c. to evaluate a site
d. to select PIs
to review protocol
Who is a suspension of IRB approval reported to?
a. Scientific review committee
b. Institutional officials
institutional officials (reported to investigator, appropriate institutional officials and the FDA
After IP is no longer investigated, how long until the site can destroy records?
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
2 years (sponsor shall retain records/reports 2 years after marketing application is approved for the drug or if not approved, 2 years after shipment and delivery is discontinued for drug and FDA has been notified
Life-threatening/unexpected sponsor to reg authority: (sponsor to FDA; for IND, serious unexpected life-threatening safety events reporting)
a. 7 calendar days
b. 10 calendar days
c. 15 calendar days
7 calendar days (unexpected fatal or life-threatening suspected adverse reaction reports. Sponsor must notify FDA of any unexpected life threatening suspected adverse reaction asap but no later than 7 calendar days after sponsor’s initial awareness.
If IRB exempt, is a continuing review submitted, and if so, how often?
does not need a review
Upon study completion, what does the investigator do:
a. provide IRB with final report
b. compile data, public results, submit publication and final report
provide IRB with final report
The patient is not age eligible. Investigator enrolls patient if:
a. directly benefits the patient
b. after receiving the sponsor agreement and IRB approval of a protocol amendment
b. after receiving the sponsor agreement and IRB approval of a protocol amendment
Short form signatures according to CFR:
a. Subject/LAR and witness
b. Subject
Subject/LAR and witness
Definition of Q.A:
All those planned/systematic actions that are established to ensure that the trial is performed and the data are generated, documented (recorded), and reported in compliance with GCP and the appropriate regulatory requirements
Documents located at sponsor and site:
CRFs
The investigator breaks the blind according to protocol and finds out the patient is on a placebo. Who does the investigator inform?
Sponsor only
What documents are included in the initial IND submission?
a. Lab ranges
b. CRFs
c. Recruitment materials
d. Investigator’s CV
Investigator’s CV
Sponsor submits IND to FDA. Which is included about the IND?
a. Application to export the drug
b. The rationale for human testing and drug plan
c. Sell for profit
d. Disclosure of financial interests of investigators
The rationale for human testing and drug plan
Which is included in a protocol? check
a. SOP for data collection
b. Summary of findings of nonclinical studies with possibly significant to the study
Summary of findings of nonclinical studies with possibly significant to the study
Additional protections taken for child consent:
a. Assent
b. Parents are present for all protocol activities
Assent
What is a source doc?
a. Subject instruction sheet
b. SOPs
c. Protocol
d. Pharmacy dispensing records
Pharmacy dispensing records (something with patient data)
The document from Nuremberg Code (NC) for the protection of human subjects’ basic ethical principles:
Belmont Report
IB contents requirements:
a. Lab draw requirements
b. Results of nude mouse study
c. Dispensing instructions
d. Schedule of events
Results of nude mouse study
Minimum number of IRB members:
five (to ensure diversity)
Sponsor to FDA, emergency usage reporting time:
a. 1 day
b. 5 working days
c. 10 working days
d. 30 days
5 working days