Resource Library
The CRSO is developing and linking to resources supporting best clinical research practices. Browse resources by topic.
Browse by Topic
- ALCOA-C: A Framework for Data Quality (UNC-Chapel Hill NC TraCS RCMU (vimeo.com))
- Cures Act Implications for Clinical Research (UNC-Chapel Hill SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- ORARC Tipsheet: Inclusive Demographic Data Collection (ORARC – Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance (cdn1.sph.harvard.edu)
- Common Invoiceable Items for Study Budgets (UNC-Chapel Hill SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- RAM Tracker Dashboard Guide (UNC-Chapel Hill Research OSP (research.unc.edu))
- RAM Tracker Transparency Guide (UNC-Chapel Hill Research OSP (research.unc.edu))
- Prepaid Card Guidance (UNC-Chapel Hill Research OSP (research.unc.edu))
- Prepaid Card Program Accounting Process (UNC-Chapel Hill Finance Operations, Office of Finance and Budget (finance.unc.edu))
- OSP Forms and Tools (UNC-Chapel Hill Research OSP (research.unc.edu))
- Carolina Talent Online Class: Introduction to the Prepaid Administration Tool (PAT) (UNC-Chapel Hill Finance Operations (unc.csod.com))
- Prepaid Card Manual (UNC-Chapel Hill Finance Operations, Office of Finance and Budget (finance.unc.edu))
- Budget Development Tools (UNC-Chapel Hill Research OCT (research.unc.edu))
- Community Engagement Studio Toolkit 2.0 (MVA – Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Community Outreach Guide, Tips for research staff and Principal Investigators to “normalize” clinical trials in your community (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Patient Advisor Toolkit 1: Orientation for Patient Advisory Committees (PAT-1) (HIPxChange, University of Wisconsin-Madison (hipxchange.org))
- About the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL (covid19community.nih.gov))
- Referring Providers Outreach Guide (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Resource for Integrating Community Voices into a Research Study: Community Advisory Board Toolkit (SC CTSI – Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (sc-ctsi.org))
- Toolkit for Developing Community Partnerships (SC CTSI – Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (sc-ctsi.org))
- Tools for Stakeholder Engagement in Research (HIPxChange, University of Wisconsin-Madison (hipxchange.org))
Recruitment and Retention
UNC-Chapel Hill:
Other:
- Cohort Retention Tools (OACIS – Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (improvelto.com))
- Covid-19 Recruitment + Retention Toolkit (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research Website (MRCT Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (mrctcenter.org))
- Engaging Racial and Ethnic Minority Patient Populations in COVID-19 Clinical Trials (CTTI – Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (ctti-clinicaltrials.org))
- Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Minorities in Clinical Trials (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network; Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (coursera.org))
- Including Pediatric Populations in Research: Challenges and Strategies for Recruitment (OCTRI – Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (ohsu.edu))
- Maximizing Impact: Leveraging Digital & Traditional Tools for Recruitment and Retention Success (SC CTSI – Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (new.sc-ctsi.org))
- NIH Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: How to Engage, Recruit, and Retain Women in Clinical Research (NIH ORWH – Office of Research on Women’s Health (orwh.od.nih.gov))
- Recruitment and Retention Plan Document for Coordinating Centers (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (med.unc.edu/crso))
- Recruitment and Retention Plan Document for Sites (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (med.unc.edu/crso))
- Research Recruitment During Modified Operations (OCTRI – Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (ohsu.edu))
- Recruiting Healthy Subjects for Research Studies Using Epic’s Electronic Health Record (OCTRI – Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Recruitment and Retention Plan (RRP) (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Study Recruitment: Using Digital Tools to Increase Participation (Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Study Website Toolkit (RIC – Recruitment Innovation Center, Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Tips and Tricks for Successful Research Recruitment: A Toolkit for a Community-Based Approach (SC CTSI – Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (slideshare.net))
- The Art of Recruitment (Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
Informed Consent
UNC-Chapel Hill:
- Checklist for Documenting the Informed Consent Discussion Template (SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu)
- Contextual Note for Documenting the Informed Consent Discussion in the Study Record Template (SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- Contextual Note for Documenting the Informed Consent Discussion in the EMR Template (SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- Elements of the Informed Consent Form and HIPAA Authorization (SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- Tips on the Remote Consent Process (SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
Other Sources:
Education and Training
UNC-Chapel Hill:
- HIPAA Training (UNC-Chapel Hill SOM (med.unc.edu)
- Trainings for UNC Research Personnel (UNC-Chapel Hill NC TraCS RCMU (rcmu.tracs.unc.edu))
Other Sources:
- A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians and Researchers with a Focus on Needlesticks and Blood Draws: Helping Your Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (VKC – Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (trialinnovationnetwork.org)
- DIAMOND Portal (University of Michigan, University of Rochester, Ohio State University & Tufts University (diamondportal.org)
- Educational Videos (OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (hhs.gov))
- Educational Videos on INDs, IDEs & ClinicalTrials.gov (ReGARDD – Regulatory Guidance for Academic Research of Drugs and Devices (regardd.org))
- Exploratory Workshops (OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (hhs.gov))
- Luminaries Lecture Series (OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (hhs.gov))
- Training Checklist for Someone Working with IRBs (OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (hhs.gov))
Study Procedures
IRB
- IRB Standard Operating Procedures (UNC-Chapel Hill OHRE (policies.unc.edu))
- IRB Dates and Deadlines for Review (UNC-Chapel Hill OHRE (research.unc.edu))
- IRBIS Online Submission Guide (UNC-Chapel Hill OHRE (research.unc.edu))
- The Research Clinic: An Interactive Research Integrity Exercise (ORI – Office of Research Integrity (ori.hhs.gov))
- Single IRB Training: Lead Study Team (Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Single IRB Training: Relying Site Human Research Protections Module (Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
Data and Safety Monitoring
- Data and Safety Monitoring Guidance For PI-initiated Research (UNC-Chapel Hill SOM CRSO (med.unc.edu))
- DMC vs IRB: What’s the Difference? (Advarra (med.unc.edu))
Quality Assurance (QA)/ Quality Improvement (QI)
- Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) FAQs (UNC- Chapel Hill NC TraCS Regulatory, OHRE (med.unc.edu))
- Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Improvement (QI) Screening Checklist (UNC Chapel Hill NC SOM CRSO, TraCS Regulatory, OHRE (med.unc.edu))
Roles and Responsibilities
Regulatory Forms and Templates
- CTTI Quality by Design Project: Critical to Quality Factors Principles Document (CTTI – Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (ctti-clinicaltrials.org))
- Gamification Toolbox (Trial Innovation Network (trialinnovationnetwork.org))
- Person-Centeredness of Research Scale (MVA – Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (meharry-vanderbilt.org))
- Research Registry Toolkit (UNC-Chapel Hill SOM NC TraCS (registrytoolkit.unc.edu))
If you have questions or would like guidance and tips on a topic not already listed here, please email us at crso@med.unc.edu.