Research Services
The Hoosier Oncology Group currently exists as a non-profit medical research organization functioning as a hybrid contract research/site management organization. HOG maintains infrastructure to facilitate research from hypothesis to publication.
KEY SERVICES
- Consult on study design
- Develop statistically sound and operationally feasible study protocols
- Design comprehensive case report forms
- Recruit sites and investigators (currently 30+ sites exist as HOG participating research centers)
- Develop informed consent forms and other materials for human subjects review
- Assist in obtaining IRB approval
- Prepare clinical trial operations manuals
- Develop study procedure training for site personnel
- Implement interactive randomization systems
- Develop data collection and data management procedures, including innovative computerized data collection and transmission technologies
- Conduct interim and final statistical analyses
- Completion of all regulatory forms and assessment of regulatory compliance in clinical trial procedures
- Pharmacy support, including training of site staff, shipping and dispensing of drugs, and drug inventories
- Clinical monitoring of study site documentation
- Timely reports of adverse events
- Final study reports and manuscripts and presentation preparation