Clinical Research

The Clinical Research Center (CRC) at LIMR provides support for clinical researchers who are conducting clinical trials. Services include:

PRE-STUDY CONTRACT AND GRANT SERVICES

• Financial: Assist in preparation of study/grant budgets; review contract budgets and assist in budget negotiations; provide financial reports as required by Principal Investigator or sponsoring agencies; handle all study related tax and financial audit requirements; and provide purchasing services for study related activities.
• Administrative: Serve as contract contact with study sponsors and Main Line Health Legal Department.

STUDY START-UP SERVICES

• Institutional Review Board (IRB): Assist in submission to Main Line Hospitals IRB of all prestudy and ongoing study submissions as well as required documentation, reports, or forms; provide guidance and assist with compliance with IRB requirements.
• Staffing: Provide clinical research staff to assist Principal Investigators and sub-investigators in conducting studies.
• Administrative: Study Design and review of protocols, proposed case report forms, and other study documentation and processes for feasibility and "user-friendliness".

POST STUDY CONTRACT SERVICES

• Maintain financial records for required number of years
• Assist in arranging for storage space for records
• Assist in study termination activities

BIOSTATISTICIAN SERVICES

• Give short courses and lectures in biostatistics
• Provide consulting services on statistical input to grants
• Collaborate on research publications
• Provide statistical research on each LIMR grant
• Review protocols and statistical plans for clinical trial sponsors
• Design and analyze clinical trials as needed

CLINICAL OUTPATIENT CENTER

• Access to three recently constructed, private, fully equipped patient examination rooms with diagnostic equipment
• Access to a phlebotomy station

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/CASH RECEIPTS

• Efficiently process study invoices
• Reconcile payment matters with sponsor agencies
• Deposit checks
• Efficiently process payments for study services