ClinicalTrials.gov and FDAAA for NIH Grantees

NIH Regional Seminar - June 2013

Rebecca J. Williams, PharmD, MPHAssistant Director, ClinicalTrials.govNational Library of Medicine

http://ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

• Introduction to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA)– Why FDAAA Title VIII?– Requirements it establishes– Next Steps

• FDAAA for NIH Extramural Grantees– Implementation for NIH grants– OER resources

• ClinicalTrials.gov Practical Considerations– Protocol Registration System (PRS)– Resources

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Introduction to FDAAA

Three Key Issues with Publications

• Not all trials are published• Publications do not always include all

prespecified outcome measures• Unacknowledged changes are made to the

trial protocol that would affect the interpretation of the findings– e.g., changes to the prespecified outcome

measures

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The Controversies Continue…

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Summary of Findings

• Fewer than half of NIH funded trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov after September 2005 and completed by December 2008 were published in a peer reviewed biomedical journal indexed by Medline within 30 months of trial completion

• After a median of 51 months after study completion, a third of NIH-funded trials in the sample remained unpublished

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Rationale for Registering and Reporting Clinical Trial Results• Responsibility to human subjects and

the public• Research integrity• Evidence-based medicine• Allocation of resources

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Levels of “Transparency”

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ClinicalTrials.gov – Milestones• 1997 - Food and Drug Administration

Modernization Act (FDAMA) • 2000 - ClinicalTrials.gov launched • 2005 - International Committee of Medical Journal

Editors (ICMJE) policy• 2007 - FDAAA (Title VIII of Public Law 110-85)

– Expanded clinical trial registration requirement and imposed new results submission requirements

– Added enforcement provisions including up to $10,000/day in civil monetary penalties and withholding remaining or future grant funds

11FDAAA = Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

What does FDAAA require?

The responsible party for an applicable clinical trial (ACT) subject to FDAAA must :1. Register the ACT in ClinicalTrials.gov no later

than 21 days after enrollment of the first participant;

2. Submit summary results (including adverse event information) for certain trials not later than 1 year after the trial’s (primary) completion date.

– Delays allowed in some circumstances

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FDAAA Key Terms

• Applicable Clinical Trials (ACTs)• Responsible Party• (Primary) Completion Date

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* http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/ElaborationsOnDefinitions.pdf

What is an ACT?

• “Applicable Clinical Trials”* (ACTs) subject to FDAAA are:– Interventional studies of drugs, biologics, &

devices – Not phase 1 drugs, not small feasibility devices– US FDA jurisdiction (e.g., IND/IDE or US site)– ACTs initiated on or after 9/27/07 or ongoing as

of 12/26/07

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Who is the Responsible Party?

• “Responsible Party”* is defined as: – Sponsor [only one per trial]

• IND/IDE holder; if none, then• Person or entity who “initiated” the trial

– Funding recipient if grant or sponsored research agreement– Funder if procurement funding agreement (contract)

– Sponsor may designate the Principal Investigator (PI) as Responsible Party [only one per trial]• If PI meets certain requirements (e.g., has access to

and control over data, right to publish)

15* http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/ElaborationsOnDefinitions.pdf

FDAAA Registration Requirements • Where do I register?

– ClinicalTrials.gov web-based Protocol Registration System (PRS); interactive data entry or XML upload• Tool available for cancer centers also submitting protocol

information to NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP)

• When do I register?– May register before initiation*; must register no later

than 21 days after enrolling the first participant– Updates (if any) required at least once every 12 months– Recruitment status and (primary) completion date must

be updated within 30 days

16* International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) requires registration prior to enrollment of first participant as a condition of consideration for publication

FDAAA Registration Requirements • What do I register?

– ClinicalTrials.gov/FDAAA data elements*, including:• Study Design and Locations• Responsible Party (updated format Aug 2011)

– Sponsor– Sponsor Investigator– Principal Investigator (designated by Sponsor)

• Complete NIH Grant Number in Secondary ID

17* ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Data Element Definitions (DRAFT): http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/definitions.html

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FDAAA Results Requirements

• Which Trials Must Submit Results?– “Applicable clinical trials” of FDA approved or

cleared drugs, biologics, devices• Interventional studies of drugs, biologics, or devices • Not phase 1 drug or not small feasibility device• US FDA jurisdiction (e.g., IND/IDE or US site)

– Initiated on or after 9/27/07 or ongoing as of 12/26/07

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FDAAA Results Requirements

• When Must Results be Submitted?– Within 12 months of (primary) completion date;

• “The date that the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the primary outcome, whether the clinical trial concluded according to the prespecified protocol or was terminated.”

– OR within 30 days of product approval or clearance

– Delays possible• Seeking approval of a new use• Extensions for “good cause”

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FDAAA Results Requirements

• What Information Must be Submitted?– Scientific Information (per arm)

• Participant Flow– Number of participants started– Number of participants completed

• Baseline Characteristics– Number of Participants Analyzed– Age and Gender

• Outcome Measures– Number of Participants Analyzed– Title and Description– Measure Type (e.g., mean) and Measure of Dispersion (e.g., SD)– Statistical analyses, as appropriate

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FDAAA Results Requirements

• What information? (cont.)– Scientific Information (per arm)

• Adverse Events – Serious and “Other”– Number of Participants Affected/At Risk– Adverse Event Term and Organ System

• Limitations and Caveats (optional)– Administrative Information

• Results Point of Contact• Certain Agreements (related to investigator’s right to

publish, if not an employee of sponsor)

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FDAAA Results Requirements - Clarifications• Does NOT prescribe how study should be

conducted• Summary results at the end of the trial

– No interim or “real time” reporting– No participant level reporting

• Information currently targeted at readers of the medical literature– “Tables” of information; “just the facts”– No narrative discussion or results/conclusions

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Registration, Results Submission and Publication• International Committee of Medical Journal

Editors (ICMJE) requires registration of all clinical trials as a condition of publication– Must register prior to enrollment of first participant

• Deadlines for submitting results to ClinicalTrials.gov are independent of publication status

• Submitting results to ClinicalTrials.gov will not interfere with publication* – But, failing to register the trial will!

23* Laine C, Horton R, DeAngelis C, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2007; http://www.icmje.org/faq_clinical.html

Results and non-ACTs

• Non-ACTs registered in ClinicalTrials.gov are *not* required to submit results to ClinicalTrials.gov– Phase 1 trials– Observational studies

• Exception: Pediatric postmarket surveillance of devices

• NOTE: Other policies may apply

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Participant Flow - ClinicalTrials.gov Format

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Baseline Measures - ClinicalTrials.gov Format

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“Default” Required Measures

Outcome Measures - ClinicalTrials.gov Format

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Outcome Measures - ClinicalTrials.gov Format (cont’d)

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Adverse Events - ClinicalTrials.gov Format

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Experience with Results Database

• Entering results is similar to the process of preparing a journal article

• Data provider must be familiar with the study design and data analysis–Typically, the investigator and/or a

statistician will need to be involved

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General Review Criteria

• Protocol and results must be clear and informative

• Review focuses on:– Logic and internal consistency– Apparent validity– Meaningful entries– Formatting

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Who is the Audience?

PI and Clinical Research Team

Other Medical Researchers in same field

Other Medical Researchers in other fields

Other Readers of the medical literature

Science Writers

Lay Public (readers of consumer health literature)

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FDAAA – Other Considerations

• FDA Requirements– Certification of Compliance to FDA

• Form 3674 must accompany human drug, biological, and device product submissions

– FDA Compliance Program 7348.810: Sponsors, Contract Research Organizations, and Monitors• Instructs FDA staff to identify SOPs and determine if studies

were registered on ClinicalTrials.gov appropriately– Informed Consent Regulations (21 CFR § 50.25(c))

• A statement must be included in informed consent documents of applicable clinical trials initiated on or after March 7, 2012 regarding the availability of information at ClinicalTrials.gov

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FDAAA - Next Steps

• HHS plans to issue regulations that will prescribe procedures for registering and submitting results of clinical trials to ClinicalTrials.gov in accordance with FDAAA

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)– Fall 2012 HHS Unified Agenda estimated publication in

the Federal Register in January 2013

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Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

Announcement in Department’s Unified Agenda of Regulatory Action

Agency Develops Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

Department and OMB Review

NPRM Published in Federal Register

Public Comment Period (typically 60 – 90 days)

Agency Responds to Comments/ Develops Final Rule

Department and OMB Review

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Overview of Rulemaking Process

Additional Issues in Rulemaking

• Expand results reporting to trials of unapproved products?

• Include narrative summaries? Can it be done without being promotional and misleading?

• Technical; Lay language

• Data quality verification• Process• External sources

• Full protocol versus extract “necessary to help evaluate the results”

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ClinicalTrials.gov Practical Considerations

Who is the Responsible Party?

• “Responsible Party”* is defined as: – Sponsor [only one per trial]

• IND/IDE holder; if none, then• Person or entity who “initiated” the trial

– Funding recipient if grant or sponsored research agreement– Funder if procurement funding agreement (contract)

– Sponsor may designate the Principal Investigator (PI) as Responsible Party [only one per trial]• If PI meets certain requirements (e.g., has access to

and control over data, right to publish)

40* http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/ElaborationsOnDefinitions.pdf

• Updated format August 2011• Responsible Party (RP) must approve and

release record• If RP = Sponsor; no change in process

– Administrator “releases” record; fewer data elements• If RP ≠ Sponsor; new process

– Record is in the Sponsor’s PRS Organization Account– Investigator must be specified as a User in the PRS and name

must be properly formatted (for public display)– Investigator “releases” record

» Administrator receives notification after release

• See: “Responsible Party FAQ” on PRS Main Menu under Help

PRS Responsible Party Format

http://register.clinicaltrials.gov/

PRS Responsible Party Format

Drug Information Association

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PRS Responsible Party Format

PRS Entry of Grant Number

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Additional PRS Resources

• Problems Report – Allows investigators and administrators of

organizational accounts to identify potential problems with records• Record Owner issues• PRS Administrator issues• FDAAA issues (report is downloadable)

– Trials missing FDAAA required data elements– Trials that reached (primary) completion date more than

one year ago and results are not posted on ClinicalTrials.gov

– Note: For informational purposes only. The Responsible Party must determine if the trial is an “applicable clinical trial” subject to FDAAA requirements.

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PRS Information Resources

• Protocol Registration– Data Element Definitions– Review Criteria

• Results– Data Element Definitions– Review Criteria– Simplified, Printable Results Templates– Helpful Hints and Common Errors

• User’s Guide [PRS Main Menu]

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http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/manage-recs/resources

• Available at: http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/index.html

• Eight presentations with audio and slides

1. Overview of ClinicalTrials.gov

2. Key FDAAA Issues3. PRS Information and

Data Review Process4. PRS Accounts and

Registration

• Results5. Participant Flow Module6. Baseline Characteristics

Module7. Outcome Measures and

Statistical Analysis Module8. Adverse Events Module

Recorded Presentations

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CTSA Training Opportunity

• ClinicalTrials.gov Results Database Train-the-Trainer Workshop– Goal is to train key personnel at CTSA institutions on

FDAAA and results database requirements so that they may serve as a knowledge source for investigators at their institution

– Next workshops are June 10-11(registration is closed) and July 22-23, 2013

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Select Publications

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Zarin DA, Tse T, Williams RJ, Califf RM, Ide NC. The ClinicalTrials.gov results database – update and key issues. N Engl J Med 2011;852-860.

Tse T, Williams RJ, Zarin DA. Update on registration of clinical trials in ClinicalTrials.gov. Chest 2009;136:304-5.

Tse T, Williams RJ, Zarin DA. Reporting basic results in ClinicalTrials.gov. Chest 2009;136:295-303.

Zarin DA, Tse T. Moving toward transparency of clinical trials. Science 2008;319:1340-2.

Additional Information

General ClinicalTrials.gov information: www.clinicaltrials.gov

Office of Extramural Research (OER) http://grants.nih.gov/Clinicaltrials_fdaaa/

Questions? register@clinicaltrials.gov