PROTOCOL DEVIATION / VIOLATION REPORT
version February 2025
POLICY: In accordance with Piedmont Healthcare Institutional Review Board (PHCIRB) policy #6422, protocol deviations or violations requiring reporting (described below) must be reported to the PHCIRB within 10 working days of the investigator's knowledge of the event.
Protocol deviation: non-compliance with the study protocol and/or procedures that do not usually impact study participant's rights, safety and/or welfare, compromise the integrity of the study data and/or study participant willingness to participate in the study.
Protocol violation: non-compliance with the study protocol and/or procedures that may impact participant rights, safety and/or welfare, compromise the integrity of the study data and/or participant willingness to participate in the study.