The TRI Translational Research Services Center offers the following free protocol development services: We also offer other fee-based services which includes IRB submission assistance and ongoing regulatory maintenance services, research coordinator support and participant recruitment. To request any of the services offered by TRI, please submit your request to TRIServices@uams.edu.

The CLARA closure form has three options for the status of a study that you’re trying to close. The study must fit into one of these three categories to qualify for closure. “Study never initiated (sponsored studies only)” is appropriate for industry-sponsored trials that, for whatever reason, never got off the ground at this site. […]

Those who pay close attention to these things (and we hope that’s all of you!) may have noticed some recent changes to the HIPAA section of the new submission form. The changes include rewording some queries to make it clearer that the form is asking you to indicate which specific PHI elements you are going […]

When uploading documents in CLARA, you’ll encounter a dropdown list of different document types. Please be careful to choose the type that matches the document you’re trying to upload. We’ve noticed that, in particular, the seven informed consent-related options tend to get selected a bit randomly. They all begin with “Consent, Assent and HIPAA;” the […]

If your study involves keeping data and specimens for possible future research use, please remember to address the security and storage of both the data and the specimens in your protocol. We very often see what we think of as protocols with good intentions – their storage and use sections start out by mentioning both […]

We’ve all heard the saying, “Consent is a process, not a form.” An upcoming workshop at Arkansas Children’s Hospital promises an innovative look into the process of informed consent with your study subjects, and offers Certified Research Specialist (CRS) credit to boot. The first hour of this 2-hour class will review the regulations, policies, and […]

Do you work on studies listed on clinicaltrials.gov? If so, an upcoming class may be of interest to you – and you’ll get Certified Research Specialist (CRS) credit for attending. The Office of Research Compliance will present a webinar “Reporting Failed Trial Data: New Rules for ClinicalTrials.gov” on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. […]

If you’re having trouble using CLARA, please give us a call in the IRB office – we’re happy to help out. Sometimes it would be really helpful to us to be able to physically see where you are in CLARA. This is possible through the screen-sharing function in the Lync communication system (most commonly used […]

We’re numbers people here at the UAMS IRB. IRB protocol numbers, more precisely – everything related to individual studies is filed under a specific protocol number. So when you call or email us with a question about a specific study, please be sure to have the protocol number either at hand or included in your […]

Please help the IRB meet its requirement to verify that PIs are qualified to carry out their studies by making CVs easy to find. The simplest way to link CVs to study protocols is to upload CVs directly to CLARA profiles, rather than to individual studies. Tying a CV to the profile will automatically link […]