Research Misconduct in FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Warning Letters and Disqualification Proceedings.

Abstract

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ensures that clinical trials meet regulatory and ethical standards through inspections of researchers, also known as clinical investigators. Inspections with significant regulatory/ethical violations may result in regulatory actions, such as a warning letter or a Notice of Initiation of Disqualification Proceedings and Opportunity to Explain (NIDPOE). Objectives included the standardization of regulatory violation themes cited by the FDA for novel analys