Characteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011
Rathi VK, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA, Ross JS. Characteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011. JAMA 2015, 314: 604-612. PMID: 26262798, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.8761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary effectiveness end pointEffectiveness end pointPostmarket studiesClinical studiesClinical evidencePMA pathwayPremarket studiesEnd pointAvailable FDA documentsInitial marketing approvalPremarket approval pathwayTherapeutic devicesMedian durationMedian enrollmentHigh-risk medical devicesMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsDrug AdministrationUS FoodFDA approvalMarketing approvalLonger durationFDA documentsMonthsPostmarket