Has anyone had to
draft a data safety monitoring plan for behavioral or epidemiologic
research? I am looking for model language to put in grant applications and
submissions to IRBs that requires a data safety monitoring plan for these kinds
of low risk studies. Study participants are generally cancer patients
involved in a behavioral intervention to improve quality of life, underserved
populations at high risk for cancer who will be involved in behavioral
interventions aimed at prevention and studies that take blood or mouth wash
samples for DNA and involve a questionnaire to determine relationship of such
things as diet, family history etc with cancer. I understand these kinds
of studies do not have to be reviewed by a data safety monitoring board, but do
require a data safety monitoring plan. Thanks