How to get your PI more involved in the clinical Research process

When the PI signs the FDA form 1572 (for IND studies) or the "Statement of the Investigator (for IDE studies), she / he is signing a legally binding document committing themselves to follow all of the appropriate regulations. This talk, by a physician investigator, will go over the regulations in a user friendly way. In the FDA form 1572, the Investigator signs an agreement that has 9 statements, 7 of which begin with “I agree”. Named in the 1572 is 21 CFR 50 (Protection of Human Subjects), 21 CFR 56 (Institutional Review Boards), and 21 CFR 312 (Investigational New Drug Application / IND). For Device studies, 21 CFR 812 (Investigational Device Exemptions / IDE) is added in place of 21 CFR 312. Additional responsibilities are clearly outlined in The GCP Guidelines of E6 (4) and the Compliance Program Guidance Manual (CPGM) 7348.811. To follow the regulations is Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and common sense. To not know and not follow these regulations is folly.