eliminate common bottlenecks in initiating multicenter trials
Contracting work and development of Standard Agreements is led by Casi Morales, JD and coordinated with the Office of Sponsored Projects. The goal is to eliminate a common bottleneck in initiating multicenter trials both internally through continual process improvement and in collaboration with research investigators and CTSAs nationally. Contracting consults are available to research investigators. We recommend the use of standard agreements. Expertise in standardized agreements is maintained through collaboration with TIC and TIN organizations in the periodic review of the agreements and shared best practices.
Standard Agreements
The complexity of contract negotiations can be a major barrier to timely study start-up. With this service, we will provide recommendations on how to use either the FDP-CTSA agreement for federal funded studies or the ACTA agreement for studies funded by industry. Standard agreements can potentially be used by each of the participating institutions in your multi-site study, particularly if the study is brought to the Trial Innovation Network prior to the initiation of the contracting process.
