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GLOBAL PHASE III RARE DISEASE STUDY EXCEEDS DATABASE LOCK TARGET DURING COVID-19

CHALLENGES

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a key Fervor Sponsor was facing delays that would affect their clinical trial timeline and lead to potential interruptions in treatment as well as unexpected budget overruns. COVID-19 restrictions caused unplanned challenges in getting patients to sites and put the timing for database lock at risk.

Key challenges included:

Limited Onsite Patient Study and Monitoring Visit - Add Infographics
Many Study sites Not Allowing Remote Source Data Verification - Add Infographics
Site Staff not Onsite and therefore no access to study documents - Add Infographics

SOLUTION

To overcome these challenges, the study team updated the protocol to allow remote monitoring. Key tactics included:

  • Utilized web-based clinical trial management software, to track site specific COVID-19 restrictions — provided updates to the study team on what each site permitted on a weekly basis
  • Developed site specific plans for remote based monitoring and source data verification and ensured site source documentation process forms (SSDPFs) were updated for source sharing

— Use of Fervor Site Source Portal which allowed sites to upload source documents for CRA’s to review remotely

— Video-based monitoring

— Sites emailed redacted certified copies

  • Updated protocol language to allow for COVID mitigations with regulatory submissions globally — Increased visit windows

— Allowed for home health visits

— Allowed for telehealth visits

— Allowed for local lab testing when site didn’t allow subject visits

  • Developed remote consenting guidance for both sites and subjects
  • Developed source data verification plan that allowed for focus on critical data for primary endpoints

— Set required % source data verification for critical data and overall source data verification

  • Added detailed language to the Monitoring Plan – defining the source data verification plan and provided

detailed guidance to CRAs

  • Developed Database Lock Plan to detail timelines, source data verification plan, roles and responsibilities

for database lock, and contingency planning

  • Created detailed metrics reporting and reviewed weekly as it related to the database lock to prioritize

sites of concern and necessary follow-up

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