High Percentage of Early Subject Deaths

Type of Indicator Risk
Risk Category Safety
Golden KRI No
Therapeutic Area Oncology
IF Risk Event A higher-than-expected proportion of subjects die early
DUE TO Risk Causes Incorrect tumor grading or incorrect assessment of the investigational medicinal product (IMP)
THEN Risk Impact May Result Undue risk to subject safety and well-being, potentially leading to study hold or termination
Risk Indicator High percentage of early subject deaths
Metric Percentage of subjects with a survival period shorter than expected
Unit %
Measurement Level Study, Country, Site
Purpose Ensure subject safety and ethical conduct of clinical trials through early identification of undue risk to subject safety.
Description This KRI monitors the proportion of early deaths among study subjects and triggers an alert if the proportion exceeds expected levels.
Formula (Number of subjects who died within XXX months ÷ number of enrolled subjects who reached XXX months in the study) × 100
Suggested Threshold – High > 5%
Suggested Threshold – Medium > 3%
Associated Metric 1 Number of enrolled subjects
Associated Metric 2 Number of days in the study
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