Was betrifft es? Warum ist das wichtig?

The risk strategy of a study provides guidance on how to manage study risks. Persons involved in risk management activities or affected by risk control-measures should:

  • Receive ongoing information to its effectiveness including potential adaptations
  • Provide ongoing relevant feedback to the risk management team and/or SP-INV

 

This will

 

Communication can include regular updates between SP-INVSite-INV and study staff during team meetings, newsletter from SP-INV, ongoing study trainings.

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Example of an established risk management process: Safety reporting at a study site.

Required process: All SAEs must be reported to SP-INV within 24 hours.

 

Risk management prior to study conduct

 

Implemented risk control-measures

 

Riskdocumentation and communication

  • The Site-INV documents any SAE non-compliance in a study deviation log
  • Applicable study staff is trained on applicable SOPs and/or WIs regarding SAE reporting procedures

 

QC and monitoring visit during study conduct

  • Monitoring findings: reporting timeline to SP-INV was delayed in 2 instances
  • Root cause analysis: reporting responsibilities were unclear

 

Implemented risk control-measures and risk communication

  • Reporting responsibilities are delegated by the Site.-INV to one key staff member (e.g. documented on the site delegation-log)
  • Staff is trained on adapted safety reporting measures

     

Was muss ich befolgen?

As a SP-INV and based on the risk prevention strategy of your study:

  • Maintain oversight regarding any delegated tasks and/or functions in order to ensure compliance with the risk-based QMS of the study
  • Collect feedback from study staff in order to ensure ongoing effectiveness of risk control-measures
  • Train study staff and communicate potential adaptations to risk control-measures
  • Document all risk related activities, including any evaluation or rational for implemented/ adapted risk control-measures in the Risk Assessment Form (RAF) of your study

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Risk communication should be a 2-way street

 

  • As a SP-INV implement 2-way communication channels with:
    • Site-INV(s) of participant study site(s)
    • Subcontractors (e.g. partners, service providers such as CTU or CRO)
  • As a Site-INV provide ongoing relevant feedback to the SP-INV and site staff
  • Schedule team meetings to ensure information flow
  • Clearly define responsibilities within implemented risk control procedures
  • Discuss and define problem-solving strategies
  • In order to reach all potential stakeholders, applicable information can be documented in a newsletter

Wo kann ich Hilfe anfordern?

Your local CTU can support you with experienced staff regarding this topic

References

ICH GCP E6(R2) – see in particular guidelines

  • 5.0 for Quality management
  • 5.0.5 Risk communication
  • 5.2.2 Addendum: Sponsor oversight

ISO 9001:2015 (access liable to costs) – see in particular section

  • Quality Management Systems

Documents

Abkürzungen
  • CRO – Contract Research Organisation
  • CTU – Clinical Trials Unit
  • ICH GCP – International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice
  • ISO – International Organization for Standardization
  • QC – Quality Control
  • QMS – Quality Management System
  • RAF – Risk Assessment Form
  • SAE – Serious Adverse Event
  • Site-INV – Site-Investigator
  • SOP – Standard Operating Procedures
  • SP-INV – Sponsor-Investigator
  • WI – Working Instructions
Development ↦ Quality and Risk ↦ Risk Communication ↦ Strategy
Study
Basic

Provides some background knowledge and basic definitions

Basic Protocol
Basic Statistics
Basic Monitoring
Basic Drug or Device
Concept

Starts with a study idea

Ends after having assessed and evaluated study feasibility

Concept Protocol
Concept Statistics
Concept Drug or Device
Development

Starts with confidence that the study is feasible

Ends after having received ethics and regulatory approval

Development Protocol
Development Statistics
Development Drug or Device
Set-Up

Starts with ethics and regulatory approval

Ends after successful study initiation

Set-Up Protocol
Set-Up Ethics and Laws
Set-Up Statistics
Set-Up Quality and Risk
Set-Up Drug or Device
Conduct

Starts with participant recruitment

Ends after the last participant has completed the last study visit

Conduct Protocol
Conduct Statistics
Conduct Drug or Device
Completion

Starts with last study visit completed

Ends after study publication and archiving

Completion Protocol
Completion Statistics
Completion Drug or Device
Current Path (click to copy): Development ↦ Quality and Risk ↦ Risk Communication ↦ Strategy

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