On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance setting forth detailed requirements for the submission of Diversity Action Plans (DAPs) by sponsors of certain clinical studies involving...more
Concerns have grown tremendously in recent years regarding noncompliance in clinical trial reporting. Shockingly, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) failed to disclose the results of over one-third of the clinical trials...more
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On Aug. 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidance aimed at assisting institutional review boards (IRBs), clinical investigators and sponsors in complying with the FDA’s informed consent requirements for...more
In a notable step toward more equitable healthcare, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced new draft guidance on August 10, Postmarketing Approaches to Obtain Data on Populations Underrepresented in Clinical...more
On May 2nd, the FDA published draft guidance regarding the use of DCTs to support the development of drugs, biological products and devices. In contrast to traditional site-based clinical trials, DCTs are characterized by...more
Key Takeaways -
..In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology take a major step towards testing...more
On April 8, the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released guidance on human subject protections matters related to COVID-19. The guidance should be viewed as recommendations rather than binding requirements. The...more
The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, or the “Common Rule,” governs the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects and is funded through various federal agencies. On January 19, the U.S....more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently finalized or signaled intent to finalize numerous proposals that promise to change the landscape of clinical trial reporting,...more
On September 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 15 other federal agencies issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update the federal policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, more...more
“You scratch my back, I scratch yours” arrangements are common in business transactions. These agreements are risky in the healthcare space, however, with the potential to implicate civil and criminal sanctions. Whether...more