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Clinical Research Center (CRC)

Our Clinical Research Center (CRC) is dedicated to efficient, reliable and high-quality study support for UMass clinical investigators. For a reasonable cost, investigators can utilize the following services as needed:

Accessible and comfortable space for participants, just off the main lobby of the Ambulatory Care Center
Nine (9) exams rooms for study visits (exam tables or recliners for lengthy visits)
Touchdown space with clinical computers for visiting researchers, their support staff and external monitors
Conference room for start-up meetings, sponsor visits and research staff use
In-unit BSL-2 laboratory equipped with centrifuges, refrigerated centrifuge, -20degree C freezer, -80 degree C freezer, 4 degree C refrigerator (short term storage), dry ice
Prep area for processing, packaging and shipping central lab specimens, daily FedEx pickup
Pneumatic tube system to hospital Rapid Response Lab
Separate phlebotomy room

Services Available to Support your Studies

Staff: 3 full-time experienced research nurse coordinators and 1 full-time regulatory coordinator
Full or partial coordination of studies
Nursing procedures such as study drug administration, EKGs, IVs, phlebotomy
Lab processing and shipping
PK studies
Pediatric studies
Regulatory support for IRB submissions (with or without coordinator services)
Room only (no CRC staff required)

Location and Hours

Location: Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor AC1-044
Hours: Standard hours of operation are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm weekdays. Additional and extended hours by arrangement.

Fees

To obtain pricing for clinical trial support services, please complete the request form in the Translational Research Accelerator (TRAcs) Portal. If you have any questions, please contact us at clinicaltrialsunit@umassmed.edu.
Service charges will be determined after protocol review.
Please note that investigators are responsible for any costs incurred for use of the unit or staff. Investigators should contact us before submitting grant applications to make sure budgets are appropriate to cover costs.

Basic Charges

Funding Source
Service Type	Industry	Other Non-Profit	Department or Investigator	Federal
Start-up	Variable starting at $3,000+OH	Variable	Variable	None
Nursing	$100/hr	$75/hr	$75/hr	$75/hr
IRB Submission	$1250	$50/hr ($600 max)	$50/hr ($600 max)	$50/hr ($600 max)
Ongoing Regulatory	$75/hr	$50/hr	$50/hr	$50/hr
Room Charge	$60/hr	$40/hr	None	None
Dry Ice	$20/use	None	None	None

All personnel who wish to use the lab must have training. Please contact us at clinicaltrialsunit@umassmed.edu to arrange this.

Contact the CRC at:
clinicaltrialsunit@umassmed.edu
Phone: 508-856-2800