Mission & Vision Statement
The mission of the Clinical Research Institute (CRI) is to promote and facilitate the conduct of clinical research for faculty, staff, trainees, and students across all 6 schools of TTUHSC while upholding the highest standards of excellence by assuring that human subject investigation is performed ethically, responsibly, and professionally to contribute to the health sciences’ body of knowledge. The Vision of the CRI is to improve the quality of health care in Texas and beyond through clinical research activities.
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- Study design: based on statistical considerations from the beginning
- Data analysis: by a biostatistics/epidemiology group
- IRB submissions: IRB submission preparation for human study approval
- Study conduct for in-patient and out-patient projects: recruiting subjects, scheduling appointments, performing procedures (i.e., blood draws), BMD tests, EKGs, etc. and collecting data
- Dissemination of results
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- Feasible: adequate subjects and expertise, affordable in terms of time, money and manageable in scope
- Novel: confirms, refutes or extends previous findings
- Ethical: acceptable and confidential treatment of subjects
- Relevant: related to advancing scientific knowledge, clinical and health policy or future research
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- CRI On Line Work Order
- CRI Protocol Format
- Data Sheet Template
- Helpful Data Collection Hints
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Financial Disclosure Form
- Application Form for Industry-Sponsored Studies
- FDA Guidance on Investigator Responsibilities
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released two important related items.
- The first is the Final NIH-FDA Clinical Trial Template for Phase 2 and 3 IND/IDE Studies. The template aims to assist NIH-funded investigators in preparing clinical trial documents efficiently so that both IRBs and the FDA can perform speedy reviews.
- NIH has also released a web-based platform where investigators can utilize the protocol template in an interactive fashion. The Electronic Protocol Writing Toolallows for a collaborative approach to writing and reviewing protocols. Investigators will be able to use the tool to form a "protocol writing team" and assign different individuals with writing and reviewing roles. All of the above resources can be found on the NIH Office of Science Policy website: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-clinical-research-and-bioethics-policy/clinical-research-policy/clinical-trials
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- Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program, Inc
- Association of Clinical Research Professionals
- Citi Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
- Electronic Health Records Training with Jennifer Kesey, Ph.D.
- FDA 1572 Form
- Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
- Society of Clinical Research Associates
- Southwest Journal of Medicine