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Human Factors Studies and Related
Clinical Study Considerations in
Combination Product Design and
Development; Draft Guidance for
Industry and Food and Drug
Administration Staff; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
guidance for industry and FDA staff
entitled ‘‘Human Factors Studies and
Related Clinical Study Considerations
in Combination Product Design and
Development.’’ This document provides
guidance to industry and FDA staff on
the underlying principles of human
factors (HF) studies during the
development of combination products.
Combination products are comprised of
any combination of a drug and a device;
a device and a biological product; a
biological product and a drug; or a drug,
a device, and a biological product.
DATES: Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
considers your comments on this draft
guidance before it begins work on the
final version of the guidance, submit
either electronic or written comments
on the draft guidance by May 3, 2016.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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fda.hhs.gov or 301–796–8933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry and FDA
staff entitled ‘‘Human Factors Studies
and Related Clinical Study
Considerations in Combination Product
Design and Development.’’ This
document provides guidance to industry
and FDA staff on the underlying
principles of HF studies during the
development of combination products
as defined under 21 CFR part 3. This
draft guidance describes Agency
recommendations regarding HF
information in a combination product
investigational or marketing application.
It clarifies the different types of HF
studies, offers recommendations for
timing and sequencing of HF studies,
and discusses how HF studies
contribute to assuring that combination
products are safe and effective for the
intended users, uses and environments.
The draft guidance also addresses
process considerations for HF
information in investigational or
marketing applications to promote
development and timely review of safe
and effective combination products. In
addition, the draft guidance describes
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how HF studies relate to other clinical
studies.
This draft guidance refers to two
existing guidance documents that
provide related information on HF
considerations. These are Guidance for
Industry and FDA Staff, ‘‘Applying
Human Factors and Usability
Engineering to Optimize Medical Device
Design,’’ accessible at https://
www.fda.gov/downloads/
MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulation
andGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/
UCM259760.pdf and Draft Guidance
‘‘Safety Considerations for Product
Design to Minimize Medication Errors,’’
accessible at https://www.fda.gov/
downloads/Drugs/GuidanceCompliance
RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
UCM331810.pdf.
This draft guidance provides
examples of the use of HF studies for
different types of combination products
in different clinical settings. FDA
welcomes comments to the docket on
other examples of combination products
and why they may or may not need HF
studies. Additionally FDA seeks
comments on what challenges and
development risks may arise depending
upon whether HF studies are conducted
before, in parallel to, or after major
clinical studies.
II. Significance of Guidance
This draft guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The draft guidance, when finalized, will
represent the current thinking of FDA
on ‘‘Human Factors Studies and Related
Clinical Study Considerations in
Combination Product Design and
Development.’’ It does not establish any
rights for any person and is not binding
on FDA or the public. You can use an
alternative approach if it satisfies the
requirements of the applicable statutes
and regulations.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the document at https://www.
fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/ucm122047.htm, https://
www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm, or https://
www.regulations.gov.
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to currently
approved collections of information
found in FDA regulations. These
collections of information are subject to
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520). The collections of information in
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have been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0001. The collections of
information in 21 CFR part 601 for BLAs
have been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0338. The collections of
information in 21 CFR part 814,
subparts B and E, for PMAs have been
approved under OMB control number
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H, for humanitarian device exemption
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Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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[Docket No. FDA-2015-D-4848]
Human Factors Studies and Related Clinical Study Considerations
in Combination Product Design and Development; Draft Guidance for
Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff
entitled ``Human Factors Studies and Related Clinical Study
Considerations in Combination Product Design and Development.'' This
document provides guidance to industry and FDA staff on the underlying
principles of human factors (HF) studies during the development of
combination products. Combination products are comprised of any
combination of a drug and a device; a device and a biological product;
a biological product and a drug; or a drug, a device, and a biological
product.
DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comments on
this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by May 3, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
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If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2015-D-4848 for ``Human Factors Studies and Related Clinical Study
Considerations in Combination Product Design and Development.''
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Office of Combination Products, Food and Drug Administration, Bldg.
32, Rm. 5129, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Love, Deputy Director, Office
of Combination Products, Office of Special Medical Programs, Office of
Medical Products and Tobacco, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug
Administration, at patricia.love@fda.hhs.gov or 301-796-8933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
and FDA staff entitled ``Human Factors Studies and Related Clinical
Study Considerations in Combination Product Design and Development.''
This document provides guidance to industry and FDA staff on the
underlying principles of HF studies during the development of
combination products as defined under 21 CFR part 3. This draft
guidance describes Agency recommendations regarding HF information in a
combination product investigational or marketing application. It
clarifies the different types of HF studies, offers recommendations for
timing and sequencing of HF studies, and discusses how HF studies
contribute to assuring that combination products are safe and effective
for the intended users, uses and environments. The draft guidance also
addresses process considerations for HF information in investigational
or marketing applications to promote development and timely review of
safe and effective combination products. In addition, the draft
guidance describes how HF studies relate to other clinical studies.
This draft guidance refers to two existing guidance documents that
provide related information on HF considerations. These are Guidance
for Industry and FDA Staff, ``Applying Human Factors and Usability
Engineering to Optimize Medical Device Design,'' accessible at https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM259760.pdf and Draft Guidance ``Safety
Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors,''
accessible at https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM331810.pdf.
This draft guidance provides examples of the use of HF studies for
different types of combination products in different clinical settings.
FDA welcomes comments to the docket on other examples of combination
products and why they may or may not need HF studies. Additionally FDA
seeks comments on what challenges and development risks may arise
depending upon whether HF studies are conducted before, in parallel to,
or after major clinical studies.
II. Significance of Guidance
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on ``Human
Factors Studies and Related Clinical Study Considerations in
Combination Product Design and Development.'' It does not establish any
rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can
use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at
https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm122047.htm,
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, or https://www.regulations.gov.
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to currently approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collections of information in
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21 CFR part 314 for NDAs and ANDAs have been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0001. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 for
BLAs have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338. The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 814, subparts B and E, for
PMAs have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0231. The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 814, subpart H, for
humanitarian device exemption applications have been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0332. The collections of information in 21 CFR part
807, subpart E, for 510(k) notifications have been approved under OMB
control number 0901-0120. The collections of information in 21 CFR part
312 for INDs have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 812 for IDEs have been
approved under OMB control number 0910-0078. The collections of
information in 21 CFR part 820 for the quality system regulation have
been approved under OMB control number 0910-0073.
Dated: January 28, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-01888 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am]
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