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FDA, OHRP Issue Joint Guidance on Collection of Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials

On January 6, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released a joint draft guidance document: Considerations for...more

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FDA and OHRP Issue Draft Guidance on Including Biopsies in Clinical Trials

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued a joint draft guidance on including tissue biopsies in clinical trials that evaluate...more

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Clinical Trial Protocol Deviations: A New FDA Draft Guidance to Ring in the New Year

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As the curtain closed on 2024, FDA issued a new draft guidance to assist clinical trial sponsors, investigators, and institutional review boards (“IRBs”) with defining, identifying, and reporting protocol deviations in...more

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In This Month’s E-News: November 2024

On the heels of a $7.6 million payment by Cleveland Clinic to settle allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations and unallowable sharing of passwords, Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, penned a...more

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OHRP Workshop Highlights Artificial Intelligence Uses, Concerns in Human Research

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) recently held its 2024 Exploratory Workshop titled “The Evolving Landscape of Human Research with AI – Putting Ethics to Practice”...more

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In This Month’s E-News: September 2024

Report on Research Compliance 21, no. 9 (September, 2024) - Based on their review of public data on ClinicalTrials.gov, a bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...more

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National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Issues Report on Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Persons in Clinical...

Last month, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (“NASEM”) issued a report discussing the inclusion of pregnant and lactating people in clinical research and the health impacts of inadequate data from...more

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In This Month’s E-News: April 2024

Arguing that the National Science Foundation (NSF) was “intricately involved” when it made a $1.125 million fixed amount subaward, Oklahoma University (OU) objected to a recent finding by auditors for the NSF Office of...more

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FDA and OHRP Issue Joint Draft Guidance on Content, Organization, and Presentation of Consent Forms for Research Participants

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released a draft guidance titled “Key Information and...more

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FDA Consolidates, Revises Informed Consent Guidance; 2018 Common Rule Not Addressed

Nearly nine years to the day the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft “information sheet” on informed consent, the agency published a 66-page final guidance document on the topic—marking the first time since 1998...more

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After GAO Report, OHRP Asks SACHRP to Tackle Elusive Goal: Define, Measure IRB Effectiveness

After releasing a report requested nearly three years ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and HHS “should clean up the industry to keep patients safe.” The industry to which the Democratic...more

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In This Month’s E-News - April 2023

During its first meeting of the year, scheduled for March 22-23, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will review a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that faulted both the Food...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 1. With Greater Than Half Its Positions Vacant, OHRP Employing More Technology,...

The HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is currently operating with a 62% vacancy rate among staff, as it has not filled open positions, agency officials say. OHRP has a staff of 20, but there are an additional...more

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Harmonization is Here: What FDA’s Proposed Human Subject Protection Rules Mean for You

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On September 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two Notices of Proposed Rule Making that would harmonize the FDA’s human subject protection regulations with the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 19, Number 4. In This Month's E-News: April 2022

Report on Research Compliance 19, no. 4 (April, 2022) - A six-year review of the institutional review board (IRB) at National Jewish Health (NJH) of Denver has been resolved, with the organization outsourcing the...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 12. In This Month’s E-News: December 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 12 (December, 2021) - A month after rumors circulated that President Biden planned to tap former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to serve again, the...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 7. In This Month’s E-News: July 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 7 (July 2021) - In a review of more than 500 NIH awards, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that about one-fifth were funded “out of rank order,” and for more than a...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 17, Number 12. In This Month's E-News: December 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 12 (December 2020) - Finalizing a document issued last year, on Nov. 9 the Food and Drug Administration issued “Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations—Eligibility...more

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FDA Updates its Guidance on Conducting Clinical Trials During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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On April 16, 2020, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) again updated its guidance on the “Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” adding seven new questions and answers...more

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OHRP Issues Guidance on the Conduct of Research During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued guidance, dated April 8, 2020, on the application of Common Rule requirements to research being conducted during the...more

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FDA and OHRP Issue Guidance Related to Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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

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OHRP Releases Guidance for Institutions Conducting Human Subjects Research During COVID-19

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The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released guidance earlier this week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging researchers to prioritize public health and safety. The guidance clarifies how the...more

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Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 1. In This Month's E-News: January 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A man from Richland, Washington, is facing life in prison after being convicted of 47 counts of fraud for staging clinical trials that purportedly enrolled dozens of...more

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Institutional Review Board “Checklist” offers tool to help protect clinical trial participants

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On May 17, HHS’s Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and FDA issued a joint, final guidance on written procedures for institutional review boards (IRBs). ...more

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FDA and OHRP Finalize Joint Guidance on IRB Meeting Minutes

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Ongoing Effort to Harmonize Human Subject Research Regulations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), both part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...more

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