CITI

A researcher calls you stating that he plans to submit a proposal to the NIH for a human subjects research study. He wants to know at what point he and his study team must submit COI disclosures to comply with the PHS regulation.


ANSWER :   No later than the time of proposal submission


 


The peer review process can create conflicts of interest because the choice of who reviews a potentially 

publishable project may show:


ANSWER :  There may be bias by the peer reviewer as to the area of research


 


An example of an institutional COI is:


ANSWER :  An industry sponsor pays for the construction of a new research laboratory at the 

organization


 


The COI management plan aims to:


ANSWER :  Provide procedures or extras steps to be taken to minimize the risk of bias when a COI is 

disclosed


 


A researcher’s membership on an advisory board with an organization sponsoring research can create a 

COI because:


It may be difficult for the researcher to appear neutral, as the researcher may have an interest in the 

research’s success


 


The FDA regulations governing disclosure of individual COIs require:


ANSWER :  Applicants submitting marketing applications to disclose financial COIs of researchers who 

conducted clinical studies

An example of an individual financial COI is:


ANSWER :  A researcher’s wife holds equity in a publicly traded pharmaceutical company that is also the 

sponsor of the researcher’s study.


 


During an Institutional Review Board (IRB) meeting, any IRB member who may have a potential COI with 

a study under review should:


ANSWER :  Disclose their potential COI and may answer questions, but recuse themselves from voting


 


The PHS regulations about financial conflict of interests require which party to disclose significant 

financial conflicts of interest?


ANSWER :  Researcher


 


What is the term for management controls that are built in to a research study (for example, 

independent data analysis)?


ANSWER :  Inherent controls


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