Office of Clinical Research
Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements, Clinical Trials Contracting and Financials
Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)
- All CDAs are processed centrally through OCR
- Submit all CDAs via email to OCR.CDA@utmb.edu
- CDAs processed within 24-48 hours of receipt
- CDAs require signature of the Institutional Signatory
- Principal Investigators should not sign CDAs
Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- CTAs are processed centrally through OCR
- CTAs must be uploaded into Velos via a complete
study packet (protocol, budget template, contract template, informed consent template & Study Submission Form). Once a complete study packet is submitted, the contract processing will move into a work queue.
- Master agreements are used whenever possible
- Metric timelines are tracked via Velos eResearch
- CTAs require signature of Institutional Signatory
Financials
The Office of Clinical Research (OCR) has centralized the financial
activities for industry sponsored clinical trials research including:
- Medicare Coverage Analysis
- Budget development and negotiation with sponsors
- Calendar Building/Budget Milestone Builds in Velos eResearch
- Study Invoicing
- Study Account Reconciliation