The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft guidance “Protocol Deviations for Clinical Investigations of Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices,” which provides advice for ...
A protocol deviation or violation is any departure from the study procedures or treatment plans as specified in the IRB-approved protocol. Protocol deviations occur when an investigator does not ...
Most protocol deviations start as human problems, not operational ones, but risk-based monitoring typically relies on lagging ...
Reports of noncompliance or protocol deviations must be submitted to the IRB within 48 hours of discovery. Please see this guidance document on how to submit reports. An "incident" should be submitted ...