SOCRA Updated CCRP Exam Questions and Answers by kaleb

The investigator/institution bears responsibility for site conduct, oversight of delegated tasks, and ensuring qualified, trained staff—regardless of employment source. Exact extracts:

ICH E6(R2) 4.1.1: “The investigator should bequalified… and haveadequate resourcesto properly conduct the trial.”

ICH E6(R2) 4.1.5: “The investigatorshould ensure that all persons assistingwith the trial areadequately informedabout the protocol, the investigational product(s), and their trial-related duties and functions.”

ICH E6(R2) 4.2.5: “The investigatormay delegate… butretains responsibilityfor the conduct of the trial at the site.”Therefore, the investigator/institution (B) must implement procedures and oversight to maintain integrity of trial duties.

IRBs must be diverse and independent to protect human subjects.

21 CFR 56.107(d):“Each IRB shall include at least one member whose primary concerns are in nonscientific areas… andat least one member who is not otherwise affiliated with the institution and who is not part of the immediate family of a person affiliated with the institution.”

There is no minimum requirement of seven members (A). Nonscientists must be represented but not a majority (B). Clergy are not mandated (C). The critical safeguard is inclusion of at leastone unaffiliated member (D)to ensure independence.

Thus, the correct answer isD (At least one unaffiliated individual).

Investigators are obligated to inform subjects ofnew informationthat may affect their willingness to continue.

ICH E6(R2) 4.8.2:“If new information becomes available that may be relevant to a subject’s willingness to continue participation, the informed consent document should be revised, and the subject should be informed in a timely manner.”

21 CFR 50.25(b)(5):Consent must include a statement that “significant new findings developed during the course of the research which may relate to the subject’s willingness to continue participation will be provided.”

Thus, the investigator mustcommunicate new risk information to the subject.

Discontinuation (A) may not be warranted unless medically indicated. Reporting to FDA (B) is the sponsor’s role. Sharing subject contact with sponsor (D) would violate confidentiality.

Correct answer:C.

21 CFR 56.115(a)(5):IRBs must retain records of IRB membership (names, qualifications, affiliations, occupations).

Other documents (contracts, enrollment logs, product labels) are site or sponsor responsibilities, not IRB’s.