Investigator Initiated Study Milestones

IIT Project Assumptions:

  • Final Protocol
  • First Patient In (FPI)
  • Last Patient In (LPI)
  • Last Patient Last Visit
  • Database Lock
  • LPI to database lock
  • Analysis
  1. Investigational Site and Investigators Evaluation and Selection
  • Site qualification visit
  • Site evaluation report
  • Others
  1. Individual IRB and Regulatory Submission
  • Obtain PI's signature page, CV, GCP certificates
  • Submission package preparation for HSA submission
  • Amendment submission package preparation for HSA submission
  • Reply the comments from HSA and obtain approval letters
  • Reply the comments from HSA and obtain approval letters
  • Submission package preparation for IRB submission
  • Amendment submission package preparation for IRB submission
  • Reply the comments from IRB and obtain approval letters
  • Yearly IB updates (Study Status Report Form)
  • Renewal of clinical trial cert
  • Others
  1. Clinical Monitoring Activities (I’m not too sure if this segment is applicable to SingHealth PI, maybe to CTCU)
  • Investigator Meeting
  • Study Team training
  • Investigational drug distribution (if any)
  • Site Initiation
  • Prepare & maintain trial master file
  • Monitoring plan
  • Interim monitoring / Source data verification (SDV)/Monitoring Visit report/FU Letter/ travel time
  • Review of Monitoring report
  • IMP management
  • Specimen management and shipment
  • SAE reporting
  • Protocol Development
  1. Medical Monitoring (PV or Data Safety Monitoring)
  • Medical Monitor cover for XX months plus review of documentation
  • Medical Monitor cover for XX months plus review of documentation
  • Others
  1. Data Management
  • Case report form (CRF) design & development
  • CRF instruction guideline
  • CRF and completion guideline amendment
  • Annotated CRF preparation
  • Database specification review and amendment
  • Validation rules development & programming
  • Draft database review & testing
  • Database live
  • Database amendment (if any)
  • Validation rules amendment (if any)
  • Data entry guideline development and training
  • Data Entry
  • Query generation & resolution
  • Database lock
  • Database Maintenance

F. Statistical Analysis

  • Protocol development & revision for statistical section
  • Randomization
  • Statistical analysis plan (if any)
  • Statistical analysis
  • Statistical analysis report/manuscript
  • Others
  1. Site QC, Close-out & Inspection
  • Site QC
  • Close out activities and visits
  • Others
  1. Randomisation
  • Preparation of studies and code list
  • Setting up study
  • Loading and preparing test case for assignment
  • Monitoring test result
  • Documentation of test result
  • Preparing and coordinating production detail
  • Administration
  • Database maintenance
  • Troubleshooting and maintenance of studies