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FDA releases guidance for remotely acquiring data in clinical investigations

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"Compared to intermittent trial visits, the use of DHTs to remotely collect data from trial participants may allow for continuous or more frequent data collection," said FDA officials. The FDA notes that digital health tools used for remote data acquisition can offer an important role in clinical research. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Expanded Access but Were Afraid to Ask, Part 1

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Food and Drug Administration or FDA), which contributes to the development of knowledge about the unapproved product’s safety. Patients seeking to use a product via EA must have a serious or life-threatening condition for which there are no comparable FDA-approved treatments or clinical trial options available.

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FDA Issues Final Guidance on Informed Consent for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors

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Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released final guidance on informed consent for clinical investigations (“Final Guidance”). This update follows FDA’s draft guidance, which was issued in July 2014, and supersedes the FDA’s “A Guide to Informed Consent,” which was issued in September 1998.

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AI’s Ability to Manipulate Decision Making Requires a Moratorium on Its Use in Obtaining Consent for Biomedical Research

Bill of Health

The federal government’s commitment to assuring that participants in human subject research provide fully informed consent dates back to the U.S In 2017, Congress acted again to update the Common Rule and strengthen the provisions related to consent. While the U.S. These warnings echo those of the U.S.

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Why We Should Care About the Move from Saliva to Living Cells in Precision Medicine

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With cell-based and other regenerative therapies entering the market (making up an entire FDA subgroup ), it well worth considering how cell-based medicine can advance the world of personalized consumer testing. In other words, could a corporate, direct-to-consumer cell-based testing service be the next 23andMe?

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How to Mitigate Ethical Challenges of AI-Driven Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The use of AI is revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare, but its use comes with significant ethical challenges that cannot be ignored, the most important of which involve bias and informed consent. . Another major ethical concern of AI use surrounds the principle of informed consent. About Natalie C. About Carly C.

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FDA Addresses the Role of Digital Health Technology in Clinical Trials

Healthcare Law Today

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance regarding the use of digital health technology (DHT) for the remote acquisition of clinical trial data. The FDA, however, does not regulate all DHT products because the products do not always meet the definition of a medical device, e.g., a general wellness device.

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