Explore how Patient Preference Information (PPI) impacts medical device development and regulatory submissions, with insights from the FDA’s draft guidance and key benefits for manufacturers.
Expanding Diversity: Beyond Clinical Trials to Human Factors and Label Comprehension
At the end of April 2024, the FDA finalized its rule on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), marking a significant regulatory shift. Labs now face a phased compliance process over four years, adapting to stringent requirements. SoundRocket specializes in human factors and user comprehension studies, essential for FDA submissions. We provide comprehensive support through user and label comprehension studies, simulated use studies, and regulatory guidance. With proven expertise in FDA submission support, SoundRocket ensures your LDTs meet regulatory standards efficiently. Embrace the new regulatory landscape with confidence by partnering with SoundRocket. Visit our services page to learn more.
Insights on the FDA’s Virtual Public Meeting: Home as a Health Care Hub Initiative
At the end of April 2024, the FDA finalized its rule on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), marking a significant regulatory shift. Labs now face a phased compliance process over four years, adapting to stringent requirements. SoundRocket specializes in human factors and user comprehension studies, essential for FDA submissions. We provide comprehensive support through user and label comprehension studies, simulated use studies, and regulatory guidance. With proven expertise in FDA submission support, SoundRocket ensures your LDTs meet regulatory standards efficiently. Embrace the new regulatory landscape with confidence by partnering with SoundRocket. Visit our services page to learn more.
Navigating the New FDA LDT FinalRule with SoundRocket’s Expertise
At the end of April 2024, the FDA finalized its rule on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), marking a significant regulatory shift. Labs now face a phased compliance process over four years, adapting to stringent requirements. SoundRocket specializes in human factors and user comprehension studies, essential for FDA submissions. We provide comprehensive support through user and label comprehension studies, simulated use studies, and regulatory guidance. With proven expertise in FDA submission support, SoundRocket ensures your LDTs meet regulatory standards efficiently. Embrace the new regulatory landscape with confidence by partnering with SoundRocket. Visit our services page to learn more.
Empowering the Home as a Health Care Hub – The Role of User Comprehension Studies
To advance health equity, the FDA has launched the "Home as a Health Care Hub” initiative. This initiative aims to transform the traditional home into a primary setting for health care. This forward-thinking approach recognizes the evolving landscape of medical care,...
Expert advice on designing DTC genetic test reports
There is little published guidance on how to present genetic or genomic results in an understandable way and at an appropriate reading level for a typical consumer.1 Most of the literature on developing genetic test reports for non-experts (i.e., anyone without...
FDA Regulatory Oversight is Shifting for LDTs
Laboratory-developed tests, or LDTs, are in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests designed and conducted in a single laboratory and ordered by a licensed practitioner. By definition, LDTs are not commercially manufactured, marketed, or sold in volume. They are essential to...
Direct-to-Consumer Polygenic Risk Scores Move Towards FDA Regulation
In medicine, we have been discussing the promise of polygenic risk scores for some time now. Polygenic risk scores determine whether a person's risk for a common condition, like coronary artery disease or depression, is higher or lower than others. The hope is to use...
What is a Label Comprehension Study?
Label comprehension studies test how well a typical consumer can understand the labeling for an over-the-counter (i.e., non-prescription) drug or medical device. The labeling may include the product box or the instructions for use found inside the package. The idea is...