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Study Data Technical Conformance Guide - Technical Specifications Document

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research03/27/2025

Description

This technical specifications document represents the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. If you want to discuss an alternative approach, contact the FDA staff responsible for implementing this guidance. If you cannot identify the appropriate FDA staff, send an email to cder-edata@fda.hhs.gov or cber.cdisc@fda.hhs.gov.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

3
Vaccines

Products for which batch/lot information is particularly important

Drug/Device Combination

examples of components include drug/device combinations

Combination Product

Products combining drug, device, or biological constituents; Generally recommended for Enhanced Documentation; Requires 14971-based framework incorporating ICH Q9; A drug-device combination where the device constituent part detects ingestion.

Stakeholders

5
Secretary of HHS

Authority who declares public health emergencies

Applicant

Entity submitting development data and knowledge; Entity performing the work process for change

FDA reviewers

Agency staff who do not review sample submissions

contract test facility

Facility to which studies are outsourced

sponsor

responsible for justifying omission of studies

Regulatory Context

Attributes

10
Dataset Size

Technical specification for file limits

COVID-19 specific indications

Product indication used to determine regulatory flexibility

Study Start Date

Date used to determine compliance requirements

Trial Phase Classification

Trial summary parameter TPHASE

Adaptive Design

Trial summary parameter ADAPT

Metadata

Data about data, including audit trails and system logs.

Legacy format

Non-standardized data format

Define-XML version 2.0

Strongly preferred version for data definition files

Study Initiation Date

study start date is the date on which the study protocol is approved, also known as the study initiation date

LLOQ

Lower limit of quantitation for an analyte

Identified Hazards

Hazards

1
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Emergency event impacting data standard requirements

Related CFR Sections (1)

See Also (8)