Clinical Trials Support Office

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exclamation point in a red triangle CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION

The CTSO/CTSU’s will remain open and conduct business consistent with the most current guidance from the university. We will handle immediate issues that arise on a case-by-case basis and follow prevailing guidance. Please visit the CTSO-Specific COVID Updates website for updates, including details about:

  • COVID-19 research prioritization
  • Temporary restrictions on human subjects research
  • Updates for OnCore Users
  • MCRU activities regarding participants and community engagement
  • Study monitoring visits
  • Research Pharmacy FAQs, guidelines on shipping IP, and the new in-basket process

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions at ctsogroup@umich.edu. 

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CLINICAL TRIALS SUPPORT OFFICE

The Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO) is the central hub for the seven trans-departmental Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs), providing enterprise-wide leadership, standards, policies, and a common infrastructure. All clinical research at Michigan Medicine that has a billing calendar is required to be supported by a CTSU, but some exceptions may apply. 

In our role as concierge for clinical research, we act as a liaison between Principal Investigators and study teams to other partners across the U-M involved in clinical research, such as the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, the Calendar Review and Analysis Office, and IRBMED. CTSO team members, in partnership with Health Information Technology & Services (HITS), also support OnCore, our integrated and comprehensive clinical trials management system.

Easier and more timely navigation through the administrative processes of clinical research at Michigan Medicine is our goal. If you are a faculty or study team member, CLICK HERE to start the clinical research process, or connect with us at CTSOgroup@umich.edu.

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IS YOUR STUDY A CLINICAL TRIAL?

A research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of those interventions on health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes. Correctly identifying whether your study is a clinical trial is crucial in complying with NIH policies and Michigan Medicine.

If you answer yes to the following questions, then your study qualifies as a clinical trial:

  • Does the study involve one or more human subjects?
  • Does the study involve the use of one or more interventions?
  • Does the study prospectively assign human subject(s) to an intervention(s)?
  • Does the study have a health-related biomedical or behavioral outcome(s)?

Learn more about the NIH Clinical Trial Definition at nih.gov.

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Featured Clinical Trials Spotlights

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Metrics

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Questions?

Contact us at CTSOgroup@umich.edu

MBNI Building, 205 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

A list of CTSO-CTSU contacts are available in the Personnel Directory

Edited By: dagi@med.umich.edu
Last Updated: March 31, 2020