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Welcome Fellow Researchers,
This site is designed to provide the Clinical Trials Community at UTMB with the knowledge, tools and regulatory/policy updates to achieve a successful and compliant outcome in clinical research.
Through this interactive site, Research Services intends to join with the research community to work together as a single entity. Your assistance will ensure the content meets the needs of those we assist. On this site, we would like to share Q & A, best practices, and tips, and address concerns so that all researchers can share their experiences for the benefit of others. As we all know, success doesn’t happen by accident, it’s a planned event. Success of clinical research depends on us collectively; and collaboration is an important factor to ensure growth and strength.
In the very near future we will also add a webpage containing information on available trials, inclusion/exclusion and contact information for prospective patients to inquire about participation. This page will be accessible from the external UTMB home page. This service will be provided to all IRB approved trials as a no-cost web presence and advertisement.
Based on the feedback from some of the clinical research PIs and their staffs, we will start our first posting with basic, yet crucial and sometimes misunderstood, information such as forms, fee schedules, and budget templates. On this site, you also will find links to invaluable websites to assist you in staying current with regulations and issues applicable to research with human subjects.
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Visit the Clinical Trials forms page to download the forms you require, including:
o Budget templates and costs associated with clinical research
o Clinical Research Routing form
o Clinical Research Patient Load form
o W-9
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Register Your Clinical Trial: If your research involves the enrollment of human subjects, on whom an intervention is administered, you must register your study in the ClinicalTrials.gov database. "Serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions" should have been registered by December 26, 2007. Studies not involving serious or life-threatening conditions are required to be registered by September 27, 2008. For more information, click here. The requirements currently in effect are detailed in NOT-OD-08-023 To register, please contact Pam Kiani or Toni D'Agostino.
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People Soft and Clinical Trials: (coming soon…)
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Opportunities for additional Industry Trials: With UTMB's subscription financed by Research Services, Center Watch (CW) is a great resource for sponsors to find qualified researchers when trying to place studies. It is also visited by subjects wishing to participate in trials. We encourage you to take advantage of the free advertisement and post your recruiting studies on this site, provide a short description with the inclusion/exclusion criteria, and the contact person for additional information. Forward your material to Pamela Kiani, who will post the information on the Center Watch website. The two main purposes of Center Watch will be to increase our exposure to sponsors, enhancing our opportunities for new research, and to assist in recruiting trial participants for ongoing trials.
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Access to the Charge Master: (coming soon…) The Charge Master is a list of procedures with charges and CPT codes of the technical fees required to complete your trials. They are critical for building accurate study budgets. The professional fees are not included on the sheet but are figured at a 30% discount.
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Clinical Research related Medicare information: (coming soon…) will provide a link to the Medicare webpage and provide new updates and information relevant to clinical trials.
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Clinical Research Directory: (coming soon…) is a good place for a quick reference. As it continues to be updated, we need your assistance to publish your current information here. If you currently coordinate or you are involved in clinical research in any way, please download, complete and email the form to Pamela Kiani.
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