pediatric clinical trials

Comment Now! Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Studies Draft Guidance

09/27/2022

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Ethical Considerations for Clinical Investigations of Medical Products Involving Children” in September 2022. The draft guidance clarifies the ethical principles for the conduct of pediatric clinical trials, including that children are a vulnerable population so additional safeguards are needed to ensure their safety. The safety of pediatric participants is covered under the FDA regulations 21 CFR part 50, subpart D, Additional Safeguards for Children in Clinical Investigations, and 45 CFR part 46, subpart D, Additional Protections for Children Involved as Subjects in Research.

Insufficient Dosing to Vulnerable Population Within a Clinical Trial Leads to FDA Warning Letter

5/05/2021

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New Warning Letter Issued

A warning letter was issued to Dr. Evelyn Lopez-Brignomi, M.D. this March in regards to “objectionable conditions observed during an FDA inspection conducted at her clinical site between June 8 and June 23, 2020.” This study contained pediatric subjects who are a vulnerable population which raises concern about the severity of the violation and their potential impact on subjects’ rights, safety, and welfare.

Now Available for Purchase: Pediatric Clinical Trials Special Considerations

01/12/2021

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Why Take a Course in “Special Consideration in Pediatric Clinical Trials”?

Pediatric clinical trials are important for discovering how the response to investigational products may differ in pediatric populations as compared to adults and are the only way to effectively find new treatments for conditions that exclusively impact children or adolescents. There are many distinctions in how pediatric clinical trials are conducted compared to adult clinical trials, such as understanding differences in children as they mature and how they differ from adults, knowing how to obtain permission and assent to participate from the family, modifying study procedures for a child’s unique needs, understanding barriers to a parent or guardian wanting their child to participate, realizing the differences in regulatory requirements, and more.

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