3/30/2020
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Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a finalized guidance document for conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical trials are facing many challenges due to site closures, travel restrictions, and investigational product supply chain interruptions. The guidance clarifies how to proceed with alternative methods of assessments that maintain subject safety and are in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), while minimizing risks to data integrity. The FDA just issued an updated document with a Frequently Asked Questions section. The FDA will continue to update the document as new questions arise in the rapidly changing environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.