2006D-0331 Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors; Exception from Informed Consent Requirements for Emergency Research
FDA Comment Number : EC66
Submitter : Miss. Shevon Scarafile Date & Time: 11/28/2006 08:11:14
Organization : Villanova University School of Law -- Student
Category : Other Organization
Issue Areas/Comments
A. Scientific Aspects of Emergency Research and Human Subject Protection
1. Are the criteria for allowing studies conducted under 50.24 adequate to protect human subjects and to promote scientifically rigorous research
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2. Are the following criteria easily understood and, if not, how can they be clarified?
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3. Are there other criteria in the regulation, besides those identified in criteria
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4. Are there challenges that have not been explicitly addressed in the regulation in designing scientifically rigorous and ethically sound emergency research protocols (e.g., pediatric protocols)?
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Additional Challenges
20. Are there any additional challenges to the conduct of emergency research that have not been identified in the preceding questions?
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21. If so, what are they and how should they be addressed?
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B. Additional Human Subject Protections
5. What are the costs, benefits, and feasibility of community consultation as currently required under 50.24?
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7. Are there elements of community consultation, both procedural and substantive, that should, at a minimum, be required (e.g., types of information presented, number and types of meetings or interactions, number of people reached)?
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8. Would opt-out mechanism (e.g., advanced directives, jewelry similar to medical alert bracelet/necklace, and driver's license indicators to identify individuals who do not wish to be included as subjects in particular emergency research studies pr
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Public Disclosure Following Completion
14. Is there information regarding study results that, at a minmum, should always be disclosed after the clinical investigation is completed?
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16. When should a clinical investigation be considered "completed?"
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Public Disclousre Prior to Initiation
12. Are there certain types of information (e.g., adverse event reports, study protocol, informed consent document) that should, at a minimum, be publicly disclosed to the communities in which the clinical investigation will be conducted and from w?
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