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Research and Protocol Development Program (RaPD)

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A well-written clinical and translational research protocol and grant is critical to obtain funding, successfully execute studies, ensure regulatory compliance, protect participants, and maintain data integrity. ICTR provides individualized protocol and grant development support with the goal of improving the quality of investigator-initiated clinical research and reducing the time from study conception to conduct.

Complimentary services are available to faculty planning an investigator-initiated clinical research study (therapeutic, non-therapeutic, interventional and/or observational):

  • A single point of contact, your navigator.
  • Consultations customized for your project with your navigator.
  • Help identifying next steps and working through challenges and barriers, including suggestions for assistive services (e.g., BERD, Bioinformatics, Recruitment and Retention, etc.), with meetings attended by the navigator (if preferred).
  • Connections to a broad set of experts, resources, tools, and opportunities.
  • Schedule a group Studio (a single meeting to gather experts’ advice on complex study issues).
  • Guidance on study design.
  • Assistance editing clinical research protocols and grants.
  • Identification of appropriate protocol templates that fulfill Institutional Review Board (IRB) or other regulatory agencies’ requirements for your study.
  • Review of a protocol prior to IRB submission to ensure completeness.
  • Guidance with the UW Health/SMPH Research Operations Committee (UROC), and Scientific Review Committee (SRC) review process.

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Tools & Resources

Explore a range of resources, tools, and ready-made templates, tailored to support your protocol development and research needs.

Tools

Use this guide to help you determine whether your protocol needs to use the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC). The DMC helps investigators ensure subject safety, research integrity, and compliance with federal regulations and local policies.

DMC Decision Tool

Funded studies that meet the criteria for UROC (UW Health/SMPH Research Operations Committee) operational feasibility review will need to go through the review process.

UROC Decision Tree

Use this guide to help you determine whether your protocol needs to be in OnCore, whether you need to document full accrual of participants, and whether you need a full calendar in OnCore.

OnCore Decision Tree


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Testimonials

“RaPD helped me think through issues we were having in the lab and helped us find innovative solutions. Leigh Ann is a gifted connector and problem solver, and our research has greatly benefited from consulting with her.”

“I want to sincerely express my gratitude and appreciation to Jen and Leigh Ann for their outstanding support throughout my grant request process. Their responsiveness, helpfulness, and timely assistance have been invaluable, and they have played a crucial role in enhancing the quality of my grants. The service they provide is truly exceptional!”

“Especially for a new faculty member, it was crucial in order to make the necessary connections in relationships.”

“Excellent resource to discuss the way we present our ideas in a manner that is attractive for funding sources.”

“As someone who knew very little about designing an interventional clinical trial, I felt the initial consultation and referral to different services, and coordination with these different services, was incredibly helpful.”

“Access to resources and personnel. Campus is big and the resources plenty. RaPD has many connections to help people with whatever their research needs are.”

“This is an incredible service that assisted me with a very difficult journal editor.”


Our Team

Bernadette Gillick
Director of Research Design
Leigh Ann Mrotek
Clinical Trials Navigator, Research Design
Anne Buffington
Research Project Navigator

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