Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Exception From Informed Consent for Emergency Research; Availability

Zusammenfassung

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Exception from Informed Consent for Emergency Research." This guidance is intended to assist institutional review boards (IRBs), clinical investigators, and sponsors in the development, conduct, and oversight of research involving FDA-regulated products (e.g., drugs, biological products, devices) in emergency settings when an exception from the informed consent requirements is requested under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). FDA determined that guidance is needed in interpreting and complying with these regulations, particularly in the areas of planning and conducting community consultation and public disclosure activities, and the establishment of informed consent procedures to be used when feasible. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title, dated July 2006.