Events that fall into one or more of the categories below are reportable events that should be submitted to the IRB within 5 business days of the date the Principal Investigator became aware of the issue. Information that does not fall under any of the categories does not require immediate reporting to the IRB and should be reported at Continuing Review instead. 听

If changes to the protocol documents are required based on the information being reported, an Amendment must be submitted as a separate submission in eRA.听

Categories

  1. Information that indicates a new or increased risk, or a new safety issue, for example:听
    1. New information (e.g., an interim analysis, safety monitoring report, publication in the literature, sponsor report, or investigator finding) indicates an increase in the frequency or magnitude of a previously known risk, or uncovers a new risk.
    2. Protocol violation that harmed subjects or others or that indicates subjects or others might be at increased risk of harm
    3. Complaint of a subject that indicates subjects or others might be at increased risk of harm or at risk of a new harm
    4. An investigator brochure, package insert, or device labeling is revised to indicate an increase in the frequency or magnitude of a previously known risk, or describe a new risk
    5. Withdrawal, restriction, or modification of a marketed approval of a drug, device, or biologic used in a research protocol
    6. Changes significantly affecting the conduct of the clinical trial or increasing the risk to participants
  2. Harm experienced by a subject or other individual (e.g. adverse event), which in the opinion of the investigator are听unexpected听补苍诲听probably听related to the research procedures.听
    1. A harm is听鈥涡苍别虫辫别肠迟别诲鈥�听when its specificity or severity are inconsistent with risk information previously reviewed and approved by the IRB in terms of nature, severity, frequency, and characteristics of the study population.
    2. A harm is听鈥減robably related鈥�听to the research procedures if in the opinion of the investigator, the research procedures more likely than not caused the harm.
  3. Non-compliance with the federal regulations governing human research or with the requirements or determinations of the IRB, or an allegation of such non-compliance
  4. Failure to follow the protocol due to the action or inaction of the investigator or research staff
  5. Change to the protocol taken without prior IRB review to eliminate an apparent immediate hazard to a subject.
  6. Breach of confidentiality
  7. Complaint of a subject that cannot be resolved by the research team
  8. Premature suspension or termination by the sponsor, investigator, or institution
  9. Incarceration of a subject in a study not approved by the IRB to involve prisoners
  10. Audit, inspection, or inquiry by a federal agency and any resulting reports (e.g., FDA Form 483)
  11. Written reports of study monitors
  12. Unanticipated adverse device effect (any serious adverse effect on health or safety or any life-threatening problem or death caused by, or associated with, a device, if that effect, problem, or death was not previously identified in nature, severity, or degree of incidence in the investigational plan or application (including a supplementary plan or application), or any other unanticipated serious problem associated with a device that relates to the rights, safety, or welfare of subjects)

Investigators must complete a New Information form in and submit any supporting documentation as applicable.

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