Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Design Considerations for Pivotal Clinical Investigations for Medical Devices; Availability

摘要

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Design Considerations for Pivotal Clinical Investigations for Medical Devices." This document is intended to provide guidance to those involved in designing clinical studies intended to support premarket submissions for medical devices and for FDA staff who review those submissions. This guidance document describes different study design principles relevant to the development of medical device clinical studies that can be used to fulfill premarket clinical data requirements. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.