A Serious Breach is a breach of Good Clinical Practice or the protocol that is likely to affect to a significant degree:
- The safety or rights of a research participant
- The reliability and robustness of the data generated in the research project
The Principal Investigator (or delegate) is responsible for reporting suspected breaches to the Sponsor within 72 hours (about three days).
It is the responsibility of the Sponsor to determine whether any suspected breach meets the definition of a Serious Breach.
The Principal Investigator (or delegate) must notify the Research Governance Officer, Ethics Committee Secretariat of any Serious Breach at one of our sites within 72 hours (about three days) of the Sponsor notifying the Principal Investigator (or delegate) that a Serious Breach has occurred at one of our sites.