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The eClinical Forum is a global network of peers. It provides a non‐competitive environment for innovation, learning and collaboration in clinical research.
“Birds-of-a-Feather” Webinars are provided monthly, to get those with similar interests together. Anyone from an eCF member company (around the globe!) can participate, gratis. All eCF members can suggest a topic and/or lead a discussion.
The eClinical Forum is happy to announce the release of the "Investigator’s signature on electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs), MR2022”.
About the Best Practice Document: There is increased scrutiny by regulatory agencies on the collection of investigator’s signatures as evidence of the overall oversight on the eCRF is reported to the sponsor. eClinical Forum PI Signature Working Group was formed in March 2021 to update the best practice document originally issued in 2017 by identifying best practices that are based on compliance to regulatory requirements and on risks such as reputation, credibility, legal liability of the data being used by the sponsor.
ABOUT THE ECF REQUIREMENTSThe eClinical Forum has updated their set of Requirements, which are based upon statements in regulatory documents that pertain to the design, development, implementation, and management of electronic systems that support clinical research data as well as those statements that pertain to the handling of data that will be used in a regulated clinical trial. We have reviewed regulatory documents from the FDA, EMA, PMDA, MHRA, NMPA and ICH to produce this set of requirements. Each Requirement has as its basis one or more statements from one or more of these regulatory documents. The Requirements can be used to determine if systems that data which will become part of a regulated clinical trial are consistent with regulatory requirements and if systems and process that manage these data have the necessary features.
The eClinical Forum RWE Team discussed Docket No. FDA-2021-D-1128 “Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations; Draft Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Other Stakeholders; Availability”. The resulting comments are a consensus of member opinion. They have been submitted to the FDA on March 8, 2022.
These comments are provided by a team with representatives from 13 eCF member companies and have been reviewed by the eClinical Forum members. Those on the team are from Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, United States, and Japan. They represent many hours of personal review/comment as well as 19 hours of team discussion. The larger eCF Membership had opportunity to review and comment as well. The resulting submitted comments (59 pages) are a consensus of member opinion.
This webinar introduces the eCF and EUCROF Implementation Practical Guide to eConsent which addresses key themes and hots topics and provides a view on the modernization of the clinical trials informed consenting process, including the current perception shift of eConsent adoption in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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eCF Webinar: Assessing e-Investigator Site Files for compliance with regulatory expectations (eCF eISFQ)
The intention of this webinar is to introduce you to the newest eCF Site Assessment -- the draft eInvestigator Site File Questionnaire (eISFQ). Each question in the eISFQ is based on regulatory authority document statements. It is intended for sites to self-assess their eISF such that sponsors can determine if it is suitable to use for their regulated clinical trials. The eCF eISFQ Team intends to start a pilot with the the eISFQ in late 1Q '23. We would like to present this information to our members to get your feedback and to inspire interest in participating in the pilot.
eCF Webinar: Artificial intelligence can improve patients’ experience in decentralized clinical trials
The clinical trial industry is undergoing a rapid transition toward decentralization, where some or all health assessments are performed remotely in participants’ homes instead of in medical centers. Adopting artificial intelligence in this setting can empower more patients to enroll in trials, successfully complete them without burden, and submit high-fidelity assessments of their health. In this talk, the presenters will discuss insights from their recent article in Nature Medicine on this topic. The article can be viewed at: Artificial intelligence can improve patients’ experience in decentralized clinical trials | Nature Medicine