Using the central limit theorem to justify approximating the sample mean with a normal distribution yields an approximate 95% confidence interval of the form. If we wish to have a confidence interval that is W units in width, we would solve. for n, yielding the sample size n = 16 Ï2/W2.
Sponsor and sponsor-investigator are defined at 21 CFR 312.3(a): Sponsor means a person who takes responsibility for and initiates a clinical investigation. The sponsor may be an individual or pharmaceutical company, governmental agency, academic institution, private organization, or other organization.
Investigational new drug means a new drug or biological drug that is used in a clinical investigation. The term also includes a biological product that is used in vitro for diagnostic purposes. The terms investigational drug and investigational new drug are deemed to be synonymous for purposes of this part.he sponsor does not actually conduct the investigation unless the sponsor is a sponsor-investigator. A person other than an individual that uses one or more of its own employees to conduct an investigation that it has initiated is a sponsor, not a sponsor-investigator, and the employees are investigators.