Which of the following scenarios are considered SAEs? (2)
A. Infection following surgery prolonging hospital stay
B. Pregnancy resulting in normal delivery of twins
C. Boating accident with overnight hospitalization
D. Use of illicit drug during trial
A and C
Which of the following are responsibilities of IDMC/DSMB? (2)
A. Assess the financial aspects of a trial
B. Assess the progress of a trial
C. Recommend initiating a trial
D. Recommend stopping a trial
B and D
A trough blood level for a once-daily drug should be drawn how long after dose?
A. 24 hours
B. 20 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 15 hours
A. 24 hours
A CRA calls a CRC to schedule the final monitoring visit. The sponsor requires that the PI be present. The only dates available for the CRA conflict with the PI’s schedule. To prepare for the visit, the CRC should:
A. Reschedule the visit
B. Have a PI sign all documents prior to the visit
C. Discard unused trial documents
D. Notify the IRB/IRC
A. Reschedule the visit
A CRA is conducting a close-out visit at a site to review the regulatory documents. The CRC has prepared the following documents to be filed and/or sent to the sponsor: treatment decoding documentation code list, documentation of IP destruction and final report to the IRB/IEC. Which of the following actions should the CRC perform? (3)
A. Send the treatment decoding documentation to the sponsor
B. Remove the subject identification code list from the material to be sent to the sponsor
C. Send copies of the IP destruction forms to the sponsor
D. Remove the drug accountability log from the material to be sent to the sponsor
A, B, and C
A CRC is screening subjects for an oral IP. All subjects must be stabilized on currently approved medications. Which of the following questions should be asked by the CRC? (2)
A. When was the last time your medication dose changed?
B. Have you made any dieray changes in the last month?
C. When was your last chest x-ray and ECG?
D. Do you have any difficulty swallowing oral medications?
A and D
A PI has an enrollment goal of 24 subjects. Ten potential subjects are seen each week. Twenty percent of the potential subjects will not be interested in participating. Fifty percent of the subjects who are interested will fail to meet one or more inclusion/exclusion criteria. How long will it take the CRC to fulfill enrollment?
A. 6 weeks
B. 5 weeks
C. 7 weeks
D. 8 weeks
A. 6 weeks
What is the expected job growth for CRCs over the next decade?
A. Decline by 5%
B. No significant change
C. Grow by 10%
D. Grow by 20%
D
The DSMB has prematurely terminated a trial evaluating an investigational pain medication that is taken one caplet orally b.i.d. for chronic hip pain. Subject are allowed to take one extra caplet per day. Subjects receive a sufficient quantity of IP for 14 days plus two additional doses. Which of the following represents a drug accountability issue? (B.I.D= twice a day)
A. Subject A returns 24 pills after 10 days on trial
B. Subject B returns 12 pills after 8 days on trial
C. Subject C returns 29 pills after 5 days on trial
D. Subject D returns 42 pills after 1 days on the trial
B
A subject is issued 120 tablets and is instructed to take 2 tablets 4 times a day. He returns 88 tablets on the morning of day 9 fasting for laboratory tests. What percent compliant is he?
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 50%
D. 25%
C
A subject is participating in a clinical trial where only the pharmacist and the sponsor know the identity of the IP. The pharmacist has no direct contact with the trial subject and the clinical team. Which of the following BEST describes this trial type?
A. Double-blind
B. Triple-blind
C. Single-blind
A
A small biotech company is investigating the anti-tumoral potential of scorpion toxin in high grade recurrent brain tumors. After animal trials have been completed, the first trial in humans would MOST likely involve (2)
A. Healthy volunteers
B. Pharmacokinetic
C. Placebo control
D. Dose escalation
B and D
The protocol and protocol summary have been submitted to a central IRB/IEC for review/approval by the CRO prior to the investigator’s meeting.
Following the meeting, the entry criteria are altered to facilitate the recruitment and retention of eligible subjects. Prior to trial start-up, the regulatory binder must include: (3)
A. An IRB/IRC letter of approval for the amended protocol
B. An IRB/IRC site valuation form
C. The amended protocol
D. The investigator’s Brochure
A, C, and D
According to the general principles of the Deceleration of Helsinki, the responsibility for the protection of research subjects must always rest with the _____________.
Physician
Which statement is primarily for physicians?
A. Nuremberg Code
B. Declaration of Helsinki
C. Belmont Report
B
One of the three basic principles of the Belmont Report, Respect for persons, is done through ______________.
Informed consent
One of the three basic principles of the Belmont Report, Justice, is done through….
Selection of Subjects
The sponsor obtains an agreement from the investigator/institution for adherence to the protocol, to obtain IRB approval, and GCP compliance. This agreement is known as….
Form 1572
One of the three basic principles of the Belmont Report, Beneficence, is done through….
Risks and Benfits
How does a sponsor secure compliance of a clinical trial at the site level?
Through monitoring
21 CFR part 11 regulates?
Electronic signature
What is the name of FDA Form 483?
Inspectional Observation
What does 21 CFR 56 regulate?
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
An application for investigational device exemption is part of 21 CFR part ___________?
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