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Hot Button Protocol and Operational Issues Between Sponsors and Sites in Clinical Pharmacology Studies
Abstract
This paper summarizes a discussion that took place at the 52nd Annual DIA Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, on June 30, 2016, titled “Hot-Button Protocol and Operational Issues between Sponsors and Sites in Clinical Pharmacology Studies.” The symposium was a moderated panel of phase 1 clinical research experts representing the sponsor, and investigational sites. Conference attendees of similar experience joined in the discussion after commentary by each panelist. The learning objectives of the symposium were (1) to recognize issues that can provoke sponsor/site conflict or diminish conduct efficiency when they arise in the course of preparing to conduct or execution of phase 1 clinical studies, (2) to discuss how to handle such issues with counterparts when they arise and describe ways to negotiate and formulate a successful resolution. Sponsors and sites both have challenges in executing clinical trials on time and within budget. Both need to set and maintain realistic expectations and communicate with honesty, transparency, and timeliness. Achieving this goal will advance the more important take-away message, that developing new drugs requires sound execution of clinical trials.