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A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring of Clinical Investigations Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry April 2023

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Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2019-D-0362
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Office of Regulatory Affairs
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Office of the Commissioner, Office of Clinical Policy and Programs, Office of Clinical Policy, Office of Good Clinical Practice

This guidance provides information on risk-based approaches to monitoring the conduct of clinical investigations of human drug and biological products, medical devices, and combination products.  Clinical investigation monitoring is a quality control tool for determining whether investigation activities are being carried out as planned.  This guidance contains recommendations on planning a monitoring approach, developing the content of a monitoring plan, and addressing and communicating monitoring results.  This guidance expands on the guidance for industry Oversight of Clinical Investigations – A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring (August 2013) by providing additional information to facilitate sponsors’ implementation of risk-based monitoring.

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