Information for New CTRC Investigators

If you have never submitted a research protocol to the Pediatric CTRC, or are just beginning to learn how to write and submit a protocol, or just need a quick refresher on the forms and procedures required for 2005 submissions to do pediatric research, you are in luck. We have developed an approach to teaching the ins and outs of writing and running successful research studies based on our experience over many years with others who have gone before you. You can now benefit from their strategies, pitfalls, and lessons learned without having to go through this very long learning curve individually.

We call this approach our Research Compliance Assistance Program (RCAP). You will be assured to go through all of the required steps to write and submit a protocol without missing a thing, and thus save yourself the additional time and effort (and frustration) that can accompany facing this process yourself. Consider the RCAP as your online mentor that is always there to teach you, to provide examples and answer questions that other new investigators found challenging in the past. The probability for your success in having your proposed research study approved on the first try will be greatly improved.

For detailed information and documentation on the RCAP, see the section on our Web site under Research Subject Advocacy entitled Investigator Assistance. Or just click here now.