(a) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(1) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated before January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date before January 18, 2017, and that is either:
(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial, or
(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.
(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:
(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraphs (b)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.
(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).
(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).
(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under sections 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:
(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under sections 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section:
(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).
(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).
(iv) Submission deadlines:
(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (a) of this section:
(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (a) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in section 402(j)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C)) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in section 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse event information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.gov.
(b) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
(1) The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated before January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date on or after January 18, 2017, and that is either:
(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial; or
(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.
(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:
(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.
(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the data elements specified in § 11.48, as well as the data elements listed below, as those data elements are defined in § 11.10(b) and apply to the clinical trial and the intervention(s) studied: Brief Title; Official Title; Brief Summary; Primary Purpose; Study Design; Study Phase, for a clinical trial of a drug product (including a biological product); Study Type; Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product; Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study; Intervention Name(s), for each intervention studied; Other Intervention Name(s), for each intervention studied; Intervention Description, for each intervention studied; Intervention Type, for each intervention studied; Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA, if any studied intervention is a device product; Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.; Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product; Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product; Study Start Date; Primary Completion Date; Study Completion Date; Enrollment; Eligibility Criteria; Sex/Gender; Age Limits; Accepts Healthy Volunteers; Overall Recruitment Status; Why Study Stopped; Availability of Expanded Access, if any studied intervention is an investigational drug product (including a biological product); Name of the Sponsor; Responsible Party, by Official Title; Facility Information, for each participating facility; Unique Protocol Identification Number; Secondary ID; U.S. Food and Drug Administration IND or IDE Number; Human Subjects Protection Review Board Status; Record Verification Date; and Responsible Party Contact Information.
(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.
(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:
(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and
(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section:
(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(b)(2)(i)(B), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(b)(2)(i)(B).
(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48, the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.
(iv) Submission deadlines:
(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (b) of this section:
(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (b) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in § 11.48(a)(3) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in § 11.48(a)(4) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse event information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.gov.
(c) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
(1) The requirements of paragraph (c) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated on or after January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date on or after January 18, 2017, and that is either:
(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial; or
(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.
(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:
(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraph (c)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.
(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a).
(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the data elements specified in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(B) of this section.
(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.
(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:
(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section; and
(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section:
(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a).
(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(c)(2)(i)(B), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(c)(2)(i)(B).
(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48, the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.
(iv) Submission deadlines:
(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily-submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (c) of this section:
(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (c) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in § 11.48(a)(3) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in § 11.48(a)(4) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse events information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.
(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355,360,360e,360j.gov.
(v) All submissions of clinical trial information under paragraph (c) of this section are subject to the applicable update and corrections requirements specified in § 11.64.
(d) Statement to accompany applicable clinical trials submitted under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section. Each applicable clinical trial for which clinical trial information is submitted under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section and posted on ClinicalTrials.gov will include the statement “This clinical trial information was submitted voluntarily under the applicable law and, therefore, certain submission deadlines may not apply. (That is, clinical trial information for this applicable clinical trial was submitted under section 402(j)(4)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR 11.60 and is not subject to the deadlines established by sections 402(j)(2) and (3) of the Public Health Service Act or 42 CFR 11.24 and 11.44.)”
(a) Updates. (1) Clinical trial registration information:
(i) The responsible party for an applicable clinical trial for which clinical trial registration information was required to be submitted if the clinical trial was initiated before January 18, 2017, must submit updates in accordance with the following:
(A) In general, changes to the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) that was required at the time of submission must be updated not less than once every 12 months.
(B) Overall Recruitment Status must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after any change in overall recruitment status.
(C) Primary Completion Date must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the clinical trial reaches its actual primary completion date.
(ii) The responsible party for an applicable clinical trial, or for another clinical trial for which registration information was voluntarily submitted pursuant to § 11.60(c), if the clinical trial was initiated on or after January 18, 2017, must submit updates in accordance with the following:
(A) In general, changes to clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28 must be updated not less than once every 12 months.
(B) If the first human subject was not enrolled in the clinical trial at the time of registration, the Study Start Date data element must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the first human subject is enrolled.
(C) Intervention Name(s) must be updated to a non-proprietary name not later than 30 calendar days after a non-proprietary name is established for any intervention included in the Intervention Name(s) data element.
(D) Availability of expanded access:
(1) If expanded access to an investigational drug product (including a biological product) becomes available after an applicable clinical trial of that product has been registered, the responsible party, if both the manufacturer of the investigational drug product (including a biological product) and the sponsor of the applicable clinical trial, must, not later than 30 calendar days after expanded access becomes available, update the Availability of Expanded Access data element for that applicable clinical trial and, unless an expanded access record has already been created as required by § 11.28(a)(2)(ii)(H), submit the data elements in accordance with § 11.28(c) to create an expanded access record.
(2) No later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the responsible party receives an NCT number for an expanded access record created as required by § 11.28(a)(2)(ii)(H), the responsible party must update the Availability of Expanded Access data element by entering the NCT number in the clinical trial record for the applicable clinical trial.
(E) Expanded access record:
(1) Expanded Access Status, under § 11.28(c)(2)(iv), must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in the availability of expanded access to an investigational drug product (including a biological product) under section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb).
(2) Expanded Access Type, under § 11.28(c)(1)(x), must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in the type(s) of expanded access available for an investigational drug product (including a biological product) under section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb).
(F) Overall Recruitment Status must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after any change in overall recruitment status. If, at any time, Overall Recruitment Status is changed to “suspended,” “terminated,” or “withdrawn,” the responsible party must also submit the Why Study Stopped data element.
(G) Individual Site Status must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in status for any individual site.
(H) Human Subjects Protection Review Board Status must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in status.
(I) Primary Completion Date must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the clinical trial reaches its actual primary completion date. At the time, the date is changed to “actual,” and the Enrollment data element specifying the actual number of participants enrolled must be submitted.
(J) Study Completion Date must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the clinical trial reaches its actual study completion date.
(K) Responsible Party, by Official Title must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in the responsible party or the official title of the responsible party.
(L) Responsible Party Contact Information must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after a change in the responsible party or the contact information for the responsible party.
(M) Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA must be updated not later than 15 calendar days after a change in approval or clearance status has occurred.
(N) Record Verification Date must be updated any time the responsible party reviews the complete set of submitted clinical trial information for accuracy and not less than every 12 months, even if no other updated information is submitted at that time.
(O) If a protocol is amended in such a manner that changes are communicated to human subjects in the clinical trial, updates to any relevant clinical trial registration information data elements must be submitted not later than 30 calendar days after the protocol amendment is approved by a human subjects protection review board.
(iii) In addition to the update requirements established in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section, clinical trial registration information must be updated at the time that clinical trial results information for that clinical trial is initially submitted.
(A) If the clinical trial was initiated before January 18, 2017, a responsible party must submit updates to the clinical trial registration information described in § 11.64(a)(1)(i).
(B) If the clinical trial was initiated on or after January 18, 2017, the responsible party must submit updates to the clinical trial registration information in accordance with § 11.64(a)(1)(ii).
(2) Clinical trial results information. The responsible party for an applicable clinical trial, or for another clinical trial for which results information was voluntarily submitted pursuant to § 11.60(b) or (c), where the clinical trial has a Primary Completion Date on or after January 18, 2017, must submit updates in accordance with the following:
(i) In general, changes to required clinical trial results information, other than the protocol and statistical analysis plan specified in § 11.48(a)(5) and certain agreements specified in § 11.48(a)(6)(ii),must be updated not less than once every 12 months.
(ii) For applicable device clinical trials of unapproved or uncleared device products, the responsible party must update the following data elements, as defined in § 11.10(b), in accordance with the following:
(A) Intervention Name(s) must be updated to a non-proprietary name not later than 30 calendar days after a non-proprietary name is established for any intervention included in the Intervention Name(s) data element.
(B) Primary Completion Date must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the clinical trial reaches its actual primary completion date. At the time the date is changed to “actual,” the Enrollment data element specifying the actual number of participants enrolled must be submitted.
(C) Study Completion Date must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after the clinical trial reaches its actual study completion date.
(D) Overall Recruitment Status must be updated not later than 30 calendar days after any change in overall recruitment status. If, at any time, Overall Recruitment Status is changed to “suspended,” “terminated,” or “withdrawn,” the responsible party must also submit the Why Study Stopped data element.
(E) Record Verification Date must be updated any time the responsible party reviews the complete set of submitted clinical trial information for accuracy and not less than every 12 months, even if no other updated information is submitted at that time.
(3) A responsible party's obligation to submit updates as specified in this section ends on the date on which all required clinical trial results information has been submitted as specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C)) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)) or as specified in § 11.48, as applicable, and corrections have been made or addressed in response to any electronic notice received under § 11.64(b)(1). If no clinical trial results information is required to be submitted, a responsible party's obligation to submit updates to clinical trial registration information ends on the date on which all required clinical trial registration information has been submitted as specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii) or § 11.28, as applicable, and corrections have been made or addressed in response to any electronic notice received under § 11.64(b)(1).
(4) Public availability of updates. (i) Updates to clinical trial registration information and clinical trial results information will be posted in accordance with § 11.35 and § 11.52, respectively.
(ii) The Director will retain prior clinical trial registration information and clinical trial results information and make it publicly available in accordance with § 11.35 and § 11.52, respectively, through ClinicalTrials.gov so that updates do not result in the removal of any information from the original submission or any preceding update.
(b) Corrections—(1) Quality control. After clinical trial registration information has been submitted as specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) or § 11.28, as applicable, or clinical trial results information has been submitted as specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)) or § 11.48, as applicable, including the updates specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the Director may provide electronic notification to the responsible party of apparent errors, deficiencies, and/or inconsistencies in the submitted information identified during procedures for quality control review established by the Director, as specified at https://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov. The responsible party must correct or address all apparent errors, deficiencies, and/or inconsistencies identified in the notification not later than 15 calendar days for clinical trial registration information, or 25 calendar days for clinical trial results information, after the date of the electronic notification sent to the responsible party.
(2) Other corrections. (i) A responsible party who becomes aware of errors, other than those specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, in any clinical trial information submitted under this part shall have not more than 15 calendar days for clinical trial registration information, or 25 calendar days for clinical trial results information, to correct or address such errors.
(ii) A responsible party's obligation to correct or address errors as specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section ends on the date on which all required clinical trial results information has been submitted as specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)) or § 11.48, as applicable, and corrections have been made or addressed in response to any electronic notice received under § 11.64(b)(1). If no clinical trial results information is required to be submitted, a responsible party's obligation to correct or address errors ends on the date on which all required clinical trial registration information has been submitted as specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) or § 11.28, as applicable, and corrections have been made or addressed in response to any electronic notice received under § 11.64(b)(1).
(3) Compliance with the quality control review process, including the requirements of this section, does not constitute a legal defense to enforcement pursuant to section 301(jj) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(jj)), section 303(f)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(f)(3)), or any other Federal law.