The Office of Clinical Research at UMass Worcester is dedicated to promoting high quality clinical research and clinical trial conduct by providing supportive services, education and training, and a comprehensive quality improvement initiative to clinical investigators and their research staff. Working collaboratively with the Human Subjects Office and Research Funding Services, the OCR can enhance sponsor-investigator partnerships, expedite study initiation and ensure institution-wide regulatory compliance.
Current role of the OCR includes:
- Promoting faculty clinical research interests and serving as liaison between clinical investigators and sponsors
- Providing a single point of contact @ UMW for industry sponsors
- Assistance with feasibility review of new studies and careful review and assessment of clinical study budgets
- Thorough and timely review of Clinical Study/Trial Agreements
- Support for study initiation through regulatory document assistance, preparation of first draft of IRB submission and assistance with IND applications
- Providing dedicated ambulatory space for study conduct through newly designed Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) - Room S7-714
- Availability of clinical research coordinator support
- Investigational pharmacy support for consultation, initiation and management of ongoing investigational drug trials
- Education and Training for clinical investigators, clinical research coordinators and other key personnel
- Quality Improvement Initiatives
As the clinical research/clinical trial enterprise grows at UMW, the specific responsibilities of the OCR will evolve and grow.
Please let us know how we can assist you in identifying, initiating and completing your clinical studies and clinical trials.