COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /ALREADY GRADED A+
The responsibility for ensuring that the investigator understands a clinical trial lies with
which individual/or organization?
A) FDA
B) IRB
C) Sponsor
D) Coordinator -
(correct answer) C) Sponsor
What is the minimum number of IRB Members?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 10 -
(correct answer) B) 5
A significant risk device is defined as an investigational device that is:
A) Intended as an implant and presents a potential for serious risk to the health, safety,
or welfare of a subject
B) Purported or represented to be for a use in supporting or sustaining human life and
presents a potential risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a subject
C) For a use of substantial importance in diagnosing, curing, mitigating, or treating
disease, or otherwise preventing impairment of human health and presents a potential
for serious risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a subject.
D) All the above -
(correct answer) D ) All of the above
With respect to IRB/IEC membership, both the FDA and the ICH require that:
A) A majority of the members' primary area of interest is in a scientific area
B) At least one member holds a Ph.D. degree or equivalent
C) At least one member's primary area of interest is in a nonscientific area
D) A majority of the members are from or have ties to the institution of record -
(correct answer) C) At least one member's primary area of interest is in a nonscientific
area
In a non-emergency situation, under which of the following conditions, if any, may
subjects been rolled into a study prior to IRB/IEC approval?
A) The investigator provides his/her written approval
, B) The study drug has an FDA approved marketing application
C) The FDA provides written approval of the IND
D) Subjects cannot be enrolled until IRB/IEC approval has been obtained –
(correct answer) D) Subjects cannot be enrolled until IRB/IEC approval has been
obtained
A subject has been enrolled on a study and was randomized to the non-treatment arm.
The protocol outlines study procedures for all subjects to be performed within one week
of enrollment. Which of the following statements about this case is correct?
A) This subject does not need to undergo any of the study procedures since the subject
is enrolled on the non-treatment arm
B) This subject should undergo all study procedures as outlined in the protocol
C) This subject only needs to undergo the study procedures that pertain specifically to
the subject
D) This subject can undergo the study procedures whenever it is convenient -
(correct answer) B) This subject should undergo all study procedures as outlined in the
protocol
A purpose of monitoring clinical trials is to verify that:
A) The rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects are protected
B) Investigators receive adequate payment for their participation in the clinical trial
C) The investigator has received annual reports from the sponsor
D) The regulatory agency has received all case history information of subjects enrolled
on the clinical trial -
(correct answer) A) The rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects are
protected
Which of the following is the proper way to make a correction to a CRF?
A) Completely blacken the incorrect entry and then enter the correct information
B) Back date the corrected entry with the date of the original entry
C) Initial using the initials of the sponsor's representative who reviewed the change
D) Add the initials of the person making the change, the date of the change, and, if
necessary, a brief explanation of the change –
(correct answer) D) Add the initials of the person making the change, the date of the
change, and, if necessary, a brief explanation of the change
True or False:
The objective of the ICH GCP Guideline is to provide a unified standard for the
European Union (EU), Japan, and the United States to facilitate the mutual acceptance
of clinical data by the regulatory authorities in these jurisdictions. - (correct answer)
True