Clinical Research Facilities are conveniently located on campus of our B-UMCP hospital affiliate in the U of A Clinical Research Suite at the Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix Medical Institute. The 4,101 square foot clinic is designed to provide a centralized hub of research resources to be available for all U of A Phoenix-related clinical research needs. Services and resources are available below.
The Clinical Research Coordinator Team is a centralized pool of clinical research coordinators that support studies across COM-P departments and divisions. TReO leadership works with each department to assess research staff needs, as well as handle the logistics of hiring and employee supervision on behalf of investigators. Recognizing the need to support study access for our Spanish-speaking community, TReO also maintains a pool of bilingual research coordinators across study teams as well as a racially diverse clinical research coordinator pool to support cultural competency efforts.
Please reach out to PBC-TREO-CR@arizona.edu with any questions.
The REDCap Clinical Data Team maintains electronic clinical trial documentation in REDCap in effort to support a more secure and paperless environment while maintaining compliance with study-related documentation requirements. The REDCap team offers support in project design and development for both investigator-initiated studies and sponsored clinical trials to enable an ePlatform for all clinical research studies. The team is highly knowledgeable in customized design, advanced branching, and form creation to optimize data collection for statistical analysis. Working in close collaboration with our faculty, resident/fellows, and clinical research teams, databases are customized to meet study protocol requirements and maintain compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines. In addition, the team is proficient in customizing reports within REDCap to satisfy Department/Division, College/University, and state/federal reporting requirements.
Request an in-person consultation for REDCap project design and/or individual training session.
Please reach out to @email with any questions.
TReO’s Compliance and Regulatory Team provides regulatory support for new and ongoing efforts in clinical research. They provide dedicated administrative support to principal investigators and study teams to ensure regulatory compliance with conducting clinical research studies. Regulatory support includes but not limited to: coordinating submission and approval of new protocols and amendments for Institution Review Board (IRB) approval; coordinating regulatory start up and essential document management for the duration of the study; participating in monitoring and auditing activities; assisting and/or conducting study initiation, interim monitoring and close-out visits for investigator-initiated clinical research trials; participating in the development and implementation of compliance procedures; providing technical and regulatory trainings study teams in the areas of compliance and regulatory requirements; serving as a liaison between investigators, study staff, Sponsors, UA Human Subjects Protection Program, Central IRBs, institution departments (compliance, research administration, conflict of interest, and other research departments). Additional support may be provided to study teams to ensure compliance with policies, regulations, protocols, and standard operating procedures.
Please reach out to @email with any questions.
TReO’s Clinical Team is offered ongoing clinical educational experiences called Brown Bag Lunchtime Trainings. These trainings offer opportunities to Clinical Research Staff covering topics that range from research methodologies and data analysis to ethical considerations and the latest advancements in the field. Information on time and location is listed below.
Time: 12:00-12:45 PM, Third Friday of each Month
Location: Remote via Zoom
Contact for Questions:
Jessica Winters, MLS
Research Compliance Administrator
@email
| February 16 | Protocol Deviations Link to Recording |
| March 15 | Progress notes versus Notes to file Link to Recording |
| April 26 | Research using vulnerable populations (prisoners, children, pregnant women/neonates, Native Americans) Link to Recording |
| May 17 | LAR versus witnesses [who they can be, when they can/should be used] Link to Recording |
| June 21 | Increasing diversity in clinical trials Link to Recording |
| July 19 | CAPA – how to properly draft and complete one Link to Recording |
| August 16 | AE’s and SAE’s – what they are and when to report Link to Recording |
| September 20 | IIT’s versus sponsored studies [how they differ/types of applicable documentation] |
| October 18 | EFIC Studies |
| November 15 | PHI regulations |
| December 20 | Overview of Regulations |