Clinical Trials Support Office

The Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO) is the central hub for the trans-departmental Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs), providing enterprise-wide leadership, standards, policies, and a common infrastructure. 

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Comprehensive Research Support

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. At Michigan Medicine, all NIH-defined clinical trials and clinical research that has a billing calendar are required to be supported by a CTSU. 

If you are a faculty or study team member, CLICK HERE to start the clinical research process, or connect with us at [email protected].
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  • Frequently Asked Questions
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    Spotlight On
    Michigan Medicine Site Profile

    View the Michigan Medicine Clinical Research Site Profile for an overview of the resources we offer to support clinical research.
    How We Serve Your Research Needs

    Our goal is easier and more timely navigation through the clinical research administrative process at Michigan Medicine.
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    Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs)

    Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs) are business units that partner with investigators and their teams to ensure the timely and efficient activation and execution of clinical trials at Michigan Medicine.

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    Study Coordinator Support

    Principal Investigators can ultimately find a smoother process and save time by taking advantage of our study coordinator pool, which can provide investigators with team members who are already on staff and fully trained.

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    Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU)

    The Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU) provides clinical staff, resources, and infrastructure that are necessary to conduct adult and pediatric human clinical research protocols at the University of Michigan.

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    Training, Education, and Resources

    The Clinical Trials Support Office provides a structured and formalized path for developing faculty and study teams early in their career or new to clinical trial research.

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    The Clinical Trials Support Office and CTSU team members are here to help faculty and study teams easily and efficiently navigate the clinical research process, with greater support and increased satisfaction.

    With this strong institutional backing of clinical research, Michigan Medicine is able to retain and recruit top-tier clinical scientists, improve our national visibility, and demonstrate the value of clinical trials to patients, families, and society.

    Anna Lok, MD
    Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
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    CTSO FY22 At A Glance
    1,541
    Studies
    453
    Principal Investigators
    43,276
    Study Subjects
    Clinical Trials at Michigan Medicine
    Contact Us
    Clinical Trials Support Office
    Medical School Office of Research
    M-CTSU: North Campus Research Complex, Building 520
    O-CTSU: North Campus Research Complex, Building 300
    2800 Plymouth Road
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    About Us

    The Clinical Trials Support Office is a unit of the Medical School Office of Research, where our mission is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the Michigan Medicine research community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact.
    Upcoming Research Events All Office of Research Events
    Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella Applications
    This course will review the Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella application types in eResearch and when these application types are applicable.
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    OHRP’s Subparts B, C, and D -Special Populations
    This course will examine the additional regulatory requirements for conducting research involving pregnant women, fetuses, neonates, children, and prisoners, including the requirements for these populations in a research project and obtaining informed consent.
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    Federal and Institutional Requirements for Human Subject Research
    This course will introduce the basics of conducting human subject research in compliance with federal regulations and institutional practices.
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    Bioinformatics Core Summer Workshop Series
    Composed of the two companion workshops (Computational Foundations and RNA-Seq Demystified), this virtual workshop series is for researchers who would like to better understand the analysis of differential gene expression in bulk RNA-Seq data.
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    Elements of Informed Consent
    This course offers an overview of informed consent in human subject research. The course will examine IRBMED’s standard consent template and focus on how it reflects federal requirements.
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    Introduction to eResearch
    This course is intended for those unfamiliar with eResearch, the university’s electronic research administration site. This course will provide a basic knowledge of working in and using eResearch while examining the process for creating and submitting an initial project application.
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    Microscopy Core NCRC Open House
    The BRCF Microscopy Core has recently renovated and expanded the services offered at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), 2800 Plymouth Rd Building 18, Ann Arbor, and we’d love for you to come see what we’ve done! 
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    Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent
    This course offers an overview of some special situations relating to informed consent. Specifically, waivers and alterations of informed consent, waivers of documentation of informed consent, and obtaining consent from non-English speakers.
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    Reporting AEs, ORIOs, and Unanticipated Problems
    This course will identify what constitutes an Adverse Event, ORIO, and Unanticipated Problem and how such events impact risk to subjects. Additionally, the course will review the requirements of reporting such events to the IRB and other entities.
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    Office of Research
    IRBMED Announces New Assistant Director
    The Institutional Review Boards (IRBMED) is pleased to announce that Beth Vibbart, MS, CIP, has been appointed as a new Assistant Director.
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    Changes at the BRCF Microscopy Core
    The BRCF Microscopy Core has a lot of exciting changes: a faculty director, a superresolution spinning disk confocal microscope, an EM series, and an open house.
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    Office of Research
    Several Cores Closed for the Holiday
    In observance of the Independence Day, several cores will have a change in operations.