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A Quality Assurance Program for AIDS Clinical Trials Group Pharmacology Studies

  • Robin DiFrancesco
  • , Diane T. Holland
  • , Joanne E. Schiffhauer
  • , Brian L. Robbins
  • , Kelly M. Tooley
  • , Gene D. Morse
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • University of California at San Diego
  • Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation
  • St. Jude Children Research Hospital

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Abstract

The goal of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Pharmacology Quality Assurance (QA) Program is to provide mechanisms that assure, in a timely manner, the validity and integrity of the data produced in pharmacology-related ACTG research protocols. In 2000, a new QA Program for ACTG Pharmacology Studies was strategized and implemented. By identifying the common problems and errors occurring within prior clinical studies and utilizing the quality procedures inherent within Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Regulations, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), specific program components were designed. The latter regulation, CLIA, is required for ACTG Pharmacology Support Laboratories (PSL) generating laboratory results directly impacting patient care. New pharmacology QA practices were implemented throughout the conduct of ACTG clinical trials. This document provides an overview of the present ACTG Pharmacology QA program.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-30
Number of pages9
JournalQuality Assurance Journal
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

Keywords

  • Clinical trials
  • Method validation
  • Proficiency testing
  • Quality assurance
  • Quality improvement

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