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The Clinical Research Center
includes physicians; registered nurses; certified coordinators; radiologic and ultrasound
technologists and medical assistants; patient recruiters; and regulatory, budget and
administrative support staff. The CRC has performed and managed more than 150 Phase I, II,
III and IV clinical studies. The staff prepares protocols, informed consents, and other
regulatory documents for submission to the EVMS Institutional Review Board which meets
monthly. Expedited review is available for proposed amendments. The Center places
advertisements, recruits and screens volunteers, obtains informed consents, schedules all
office visits, performs tests and procedures, and reports results to sponsoring
organizations.
Routine audits by pharmaceutical
sponsors and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have resulted in praise for the
CRC's overall conduct of studies, subject retention, record keeping, and drug
accountability.
The Clinical Research Center can
support other clinical research by providing consultation on study design, development of
protocols, and informed consents. The CRC provides experienced staff who manage all
aspects of research studies from recruiting patients and handling biological specimens to
coordinating the study and entering data with post-study follow up.
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