臨床研究中の安全性の監視と確保
M A Morse1, R M Califf, J Sugarman
1Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Box 3040, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
JAMA
|March 20, 2001
まとめ
現在の臨床試験の監督メカニズムは,業界が資金提供する大規模な研究には不十分です. このレビューでは,有害事象報告とデータモニタリング委員会を調査し,被験者の保護と制度的審査委員会プロセスを改善します.
科学分野:
- クリニック・リサーチ 臨床研究
- 人間対象者保護についてです.
- 規制科学 規制科学とは
背景:
- 臨床試験の監督メカニズムは,大規模,多センター,および業界が資金提供する研究にとって時代遅れです.
- 既存のシステムは,現代の臨床研究環境において,ヒト被験者を適切に保護するために苦労しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 現在の臨床試験のモニタリングメカニズムを評価し,有害事象の報告に焦点を当てます.
- 機関審査委員会 (IRB) が有害事象報告の管理において直面する課題を特定する.
- 臨床試験におけるヒト被験者の保護を強化するための勧告を提案する.
主な方法:
- 2000年5月に臨床試験専門家のグループを招集した.
- 評価された有害事象報告プロセスと,監査機関間の相互作用.
- 総合的な有害事象データを活用するデータモニタリング委員会の役割を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 有害事象の報告は,参加者の安全性を高めることができます.
- データ監視委員会は,集約された安全データを分析する上で重要な役割を果たします.
- IRBは,継続的なレビュー中に複数の有害事象の報告によって大きな課題に直面しています.
結論:
- 現在の有害事象報告と監督プロセスは,大幅に改善する必要があります.
- 機関審査委員会やデータモニタリング委員会の有効性を高めるための勧告が提示されています.
- これらのメカニズムの強化は,現代の臨床試験におけるヒト被験者の強力な保護に不可欠です.
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