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What are we going to cover
• Introduction
• DDi & TULA
• Topics in Risk Management in Clinical Trials
Basic risk management methodologyBasic risk management methodology
Utilize the basic principles to take a 'risk-based approach' to a clinical trial
Document risks identified
Prioritize risks and plan mitigation actions where necessary
Tools utilization for effective management & automation
• Q & A
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Our Speaker - Jane Tucker
• 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry• 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry Jane has been involved in a number of different disciplines
• Jane specialized in Quality Risk Management, facilitating risks assessment sessions, documenting and managing risks and training staff in risk management
• More than 5 years hands on experience risk• More than 5 years hands on experience risk management within clinical trials, process improvement and software development projects
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Operation in 7 Key Countries across GlobeOperation in 7 Key Countries across Globe
750+Successful Clinical Trials
Smart Products: mEDC, mIRT, mPORTAL, safeXchange
Smart Solutions: ClinMetanoia, TULA, dattasa
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• TULA is an effective Risk Management Solution that aids conversion of risks into opportunities.
• A Solution which will focus on areas that present the greatest
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risk to human safety and data integrity.
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BenefitsFeatures
A platform to monitor full cycle of a project or portfolio of projects
Reduce number type and severity of
All Risk management activities at 1 place
Reduce number, type and severity of events
Interactive dashboards and reports
Timely alerts and escalation
Standardizing Risks
Effective Metrics management
Timely alerts and escalation
Audit trails and role based accountability
Easy integration
Reduce Compliance issues
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Regulatory Background to Risk Management and MHRA Expectations
ICH Q9 Quality Risk Management
Two principles
The evaluation of the risk to quality should be based on scientific knowledge and ultimately linked to the protection of the patients
The level of formality, and the documentation of the quality risk management process should be commensurate with the level of risk
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ICH Q9
Overview of a typical Quality Risk Management Process
InitiateQuality Risk Management Process
Overview of a typical Quality Risk Management Process
Risk Assessment
Risk Identification
Risk Analysis
Risk Control
ation
Risk Ma
Risk EvaluationUnacceptable
Risk Com
mun
icanagem
ent Tools
Risk Reduction
Risk Acceptance
Output/Result of theQuality Risk Management Process
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Risk Review
Review Events
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What is Risk Management?g
1 1 -- IdentifyIdentify
22 Anal sisAnal sis
5 5 -- ControlControl
2 2 -- AnalysisAnalysis
4 4 -- TrackTrack
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3 3 -- PlanPlan
What is Risk Management
• Risks assessment to identify risks
• Analysis to priorities the risks
I t ( )Impact (or consequence)
Likelihood (or probability)
.. and now Detectability
• Planning to manage ONLY the most significant
• Track …... then Control
• NOT a tick box exercise!!!NOT a tick box exercise!!!
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What is Risk Management
Ri k i di i li h dd• Risk management is a discipline that adds benefit to any activity
• Risk management ensures that all available resources are utilized where they add the greatest benefit
• Risk management ensures that tasks that areRisk management ensures that tasks that are 'always done', but may not necessarily be mitigations for a significant risk, can justifiably be left undone
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The 5 Steps of Risk Management?
1 Id if1 – Identify
• What is the root cause?
• What is the risk?
2 – Analysis
• What is the impact/consequences?
• What is the likelihood?
Communicate at all times
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Risk of Scoring Matrix
VERY HIGH (5) 9 16 20 23 25
HIGH (4) 13 18 22 247
LIHOOD MEDIUM (3)
LOW (2)
4
2
11
6
15
12
19
14
21
17
LIKE
LOW (2)
VERY LOW (1)
2
1
6
3
12
5
14
8
17
10
IMPACT
VERY LOW (1) LOW (2) MEDIUM (3) HIGH (4) VERY HIGH (5)
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IMPACT
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The 5 Steps of Risk Management?
3 – Plan ‐ ONLY for the most significant risks
• What can be done to lessen the impact?p
• What can be done to reduce the likelihood?
• What can be done to increase the detectability?
• Can someone else handle this better?
Communicate at all times
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The 5 Steps of Risk Management?
4 T k4 – Track
• Are the planned actions being implemented?
• Are the responses effective?p
5 – Control
• Is the original risk under control?
• Have any changes occurred?
• Are there any new risks?
Communicate at all timesCommunicate at all times
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How to structure a Risk Statement
Risk statements need a root cause ‐ Because of .....
• Because of• Because of .....
• … there is a risk that .............
• … resulting in ........................
• Because eDiaries may not be accepted by patients there is a risk that vital data are not collected resulting in compromised statistical analyses
• Because stocks and shares can go up as well as down there is a risk that the value of investments may decrease resulting indecreased capital
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How to structure a Risk Statement
What are the advantages of a statementWhat are the advantages of a statement structure?
Detailed enough to be understood by anyone who reads itby anyone who reads it
Risk Registers or Risk Logs may need to be passed down through
b f j t t dmembers of a project team and can stand the test of time
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How to structure a Risk Statement
How the statement structure can add benefit
The relationships between risks arising from the same root cause arearising from the same root cause are clear
It can clearly been seen where one iti ti ti t llmitigation action can actually
mitigate a number of risks
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How to Structure a Risk Statement
• Because of .....
• … there is a risk that .............
• … resulting in .......................
• Because eDiaries may not be accepted by• Because eDiaries may not be accepted by patients there is a risk that vital data are not collected resulting in compromised statistical analysesanalyses
• Because eDiaries may not be accepted by patients there is a risk that Investigator sites may not want to be involved resulting in lack ofmay not want to be involved resulting in lack of power for the statistical analysis
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How to utilize Risk Management in a Clinical Trial
Clinical trials involveClinical trials involve
• Human subjects/patients
• Unlicensed chemical entities
• Scientific advancements
• Contractual agreements
• Huge amounts of time/money/resources• Huge amounts of time/money/resources
• Corporate investment
• Public perceptions/opinions
• ............................!!!!!!!!!!
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Why & How
• Patients want to know they are safe
• Regulatory authorities need assurancesg y
• Contracts/legal requirements must be met
• Approval for budgets must be obtained
• Corporate image must be maintained
• Public opinion must be shaped
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Integration into a clinical trial
Write protocol and IBStart to identify root causes
Select sites and gain approvalsIdentify all risks, analysis and plan responses
Recruit patients Track responses and identify/analyse/plan
Collect/clean data and monitor sitesCollect/clean data and monitor sites
Control responses and identify/analyse/plan
Finalise databaseStats Analysis and report
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How to Utilize Risk Management in Clinical trial
• Start with identifying the 'stakeholders'Start with identifying the stakeholders
Study team lead
Data management
Clinical trial supplies
Monitor
StatisticianStatistician
Principle Investigator
Representatives of contractors
..... etc
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How to Utilize Risk Management in Clinical trial
• IdentifyP t ti l R t C l t d tPotential Root Causes related to clinical studies
RecruitmentUse of technologyUse of technologyResources.... etc.
Then brainstorm risks related toThen brainstorm risks related to each root cause
• AnalyseAgree Impact/Consequence and LikelihoodDerive the Risk Score or Risk Level
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How to Utilize Risk Management in Clinical Trials
• Plan ‐ ONLY for the most significant risksIdentify the actions to be takenIdentify the actions to be takenIdentify who will actually perform those actionsWhen does the action need to be reviewed?
• TrackAt regular intervals the Study Team should review progressshould review progress
• ControlAs the study progresses regularly review the Risk Register or Risk Log and check for any risks that can be closed or new risks arising
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When & Who?
• Write Protocol and IB
Who is involved at this stage?
Core trial team members
Drug development team representatives
.... any others?
Risk Management activities
What risks have been identified by the drugWhat risks have been identified by the drug
development team that need addressing?
Identify risk triggers related to phase, study
population and locations, PK and PD results,
etc.......
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When & Who?
• Select sites and gain approvals
Risk Management activitiesTake all previously identified risk triggers and
use those as a basis for a brainstorm on
potential risks
Once brainstorm is complete risks should be
scored and prioritized
Responses should then be agreed ONLY for the most significant
Ownership of the responses and time‐frames should be documented in the risk register/log etcshould be documented in the risk register/log etc
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When & Who?
R i P i• Recruit Patients
Who is involved at this stage?
• Collect/clean data and Monitor sites/
Who is involved at this stage?
• Finalize Database
Who is involved at this stage?
• Stats Analysis and Report
Who is involved at this stage?Who is involved at this stage?
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Remember to Structure Risk Statement
• Because of .....
… there is a risk that .............
… resulting in ........................
• Build your risk documentation around that• Build your risk documentation around that structure initially
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What should Risk Documentation look like?
• Whatever works for you!!
• 'Team' friendly
N t t h d t ilNot too much detail
Not too technically complex
Accessible by everyone who is on the team or owns responses
Managed by one person
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What should Risk Documentation look like?
• Need some easy way of uniquely identifying
each risk to ease tracking and communication
• Multiple risks in rows per sheet rather than one• Multiple risks in rows per sheet rather than one sheet for each risk
• Spreadsheets make for easy sorting by Ids/ Risk Scores/Owners/Due DatesScores/Owners/Due Dates
• Include a method for tracking ongoing progress
• Call it a Log, Register, RMP .... whatever!!!
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When & Who?
• Minimum contents
Risk ID – numeric or alphanumeric, sequential
Risk statement
Risk score
Response (or N/A)Response (or N/A)
Response Owner
Response Actions (if necessary)
Response Due Date
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Risk Documentation
Risk Driver Root CauseBecause
...there is a risk that
...resulting in...
Impact(Very Low=1
Low=2Medium=3High=4
Likelihood(Very Low=1
Low=2Medium=3High=4
Risk Score Action Owner(s) Review by(dd/mm/yy)
Because of...
Very High=5) Very High=5)
Because eDiariesmay not
there is a risk that
resulting in
iay obe
accepted by
patients
s avital data are not collected
compromised
statistical analysis
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How Risk Management adds value
• Everyone who participates in the risksEveryone who participates in the risks assessment will have an understanding of the whole picture and where the problems are likely to be
• The whole team gets to meet at the outset
• There are never adequate resources available, but risks assessments ensure that resources are allocated where they will deliver greatest benefitbenefit
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How Risk Management adds value
• Once risks are identified scored and prioritized• Once risks are identified, scored and prioritized, it is then possible to justify to senior management why some actions are NOT being under‐takenunder taken
• The whole team meets, and starts to communicate, from the beginning and as such make a really positive start
• It is a structured process, that sets a good discipline across the team
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Prioritization of Risks
• Use that scoring from the Impact and Likelihood
• Sort the list of risks by score to get the biggest at the top
• Review the whole list as a team and determine how far down the list you will aim to go initially (you may only take on the top 10 risks)
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What to do about the Risks
• Responses to risks can take 4 forms
Avoid – i.e. make major changes
Mitigate – i.e. take action to reduce likelihood or impactor impact
Accept – i.e. take no further action
Transfer – i.e. pass the risk to someone else
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How do you decide What actions to take and How to manage them?
• Only take action if the risk is high priority
• Only take action if it is within your sphere of influenceOnly take action if it is within your sphere of influence
If it's not, can you transfer the response to someone else?
i h ld b d b h i l• Actions should be owned by the appropriate people
The person who will actually do the work
Not the 'Team Leader' for everything!! y g
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How do you decide What actions to take and How to manage them?
O i k d l i l i• One risk may need multiple actions
That's OK ‐ but each action needs an owner
Track the progress for each actionp g
• Only allocate one person as many actions as they can actually manage
• Start with the most significant risks and work down the• Start with the most significant risks and work down the list in order of priority, that may mean only tackling
3 or 4 risks at the start
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Risk Management Results
• Any risk management activity will improve the quality of your trial – mainly by limiting waste of resourcesof resources
• The study team will be focussed on the activities that will deliver maximum benefit
Th t ti b b d th• The team meeting can be based on the progress of risk management activities
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Summary
There are 5 steps within risk management andThere are 5 steps within risk management and a regulatory Expectation of a ‘risk based approach'
All members of the clinical trial team should beAll members of the clinical trial team should be involved in the risk management for the trial.
Risk Management should be an ongoing process through‐out the whole trialprocess through‐out the whole trial
Risks can be documented in any way that the team finds helpful, as long as it is regularly reviewed and updatedreviewed and updated
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