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Abbreviations and Acronyms

The acronyms on this page are commonly used across research, especially human subject research. Asterisks (*) indicate that the acronym is specific to the University of Rochester.

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A

  • AAHRPP: Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs听
  • AARC*: Administrative Research Review Committee (Highland Hospital)听
  • ACRP: Association of Clinical Research Professionals听
  • ADE:
    • Adverse Drug Event
    • Adverse Drug Experience听
  • ADME: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination
  • ADR: Adverse Drug Reaction听
  • AE: Adverse Event听
  • ALCOAC: Accurate, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Attributable, and Complete听
  • ARO: Academic Research Organization

B

  • BAA: Business Associates Agreement听
  • BA/BE: Bioavailability/Bioequivalence
  • BIMO: Bioresearch Monitoring Program (FDA)听

C

  • CABIN*: Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (formerly Rochester Center for Brain Imaging)听
  • CAPA: Corrective and Preventative Action听
  • CART*: Center for Advanced Research Technologies
  • CBER: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA)听
  • CC: Coordinating Center
  • CCC: Clinical Coordinating Center
  • CCEA: Complete, Consistent, Enduring, Available
  • CCRA: Certified Clinical Research Associate听
  • CCRC: Certified Clinical Research Coordinator听
  • CCRP: Certified Clinical Research Professional听
  • CDA: Confidential Disclosure Agreement
  • CDER: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA)听
  • CDP: Clinical Development Plan
  • CDS: Clinical Data System
  • CEL*: Center for Experiential Learning听
  • CFR: Code of Federal Regulations听
  • CHeT*: Center for Health and Technology听
  • CIDUR*: Clinical Imaging Data for UR Researchers
  • CISCRP: Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation听
  • CIOMS: Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences听
  • cIRB: Central Institutional Review Board听
  • CITI: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative听
  • CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments听
  • CME: Continuing Medical Education
  • CMSU*: Clinical Materials Service Unit听
  • CoC: Certificate of Confidentiality
  • COI: Conflict of Interest听
  • CPI: Certified Principal Investigator听
  • CR*: Continuing Review (Click IRB)听
  • CRA: Clinical Research Associate听
  • CRC:听听
    • Clinical Research Center* (CTSI)
    • Clinical Research Coordinator听
  • CRF: Case Report Form听
  • CRO: Clinical Research Organization听
  • CSR: Clinical Study Report听
  • CT: Clinical Trial听
  • CTA: Clinical Trial Agreement听
  • CTCC*: Clinical Trials Coordination Center听
  • CTM: Clinical Trial Material听
  • CTMS: Clinical Trial Management System听
  • CTO*: Clinical Trial Office (Cancer Center)听
  • CTPL: Clinical Trials Processing Laboratory
  • CTSA: Clinical & Translational Science Award
  • CTSI*: Clinical & Translational Science Institute听
  • CTTI: Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative听
  • CV: Curriculum Vitae听

D

  • DB: Double Blind听
  • DCC: Data Coordinating Center
  • DCF:听听
    • Data Correction Form听
    • Data Clarification Form听
  • DHHS (HHS): Department of Health & Human Services听
  • DM: Data Manager
  • DMC: Data Monitoring Committee听
  • DMP: Data Management Plan听
  • DROIPR*: Department of Radiation Oncology Protocol Review Committee听
  • DSMB: Data and Safety Monitoring Board听
  • DSME: Data and Safety Monitoring Entity
  • DSMP: Data and Safety Monitoring Plan听
  • DUA: Data Use Agreement听

E

  • EAC: Endpoint Adjudication Committee
  • EC:听听
    • Ethics Committee听
    • European Commission听
  • ECI: Event of Clinical Interest听
  • eCRF: Electronic Case Report Form听
  • EDC: Electronic Data Capture听
  • EDRA*: Emergency Department Research Associate听
  • EHR: Electronic Health Record听
  • EIR: Establishment Inspection Report听
  • EMR: Electronic Medical Record听
  • EMRC*: Emergency Medicine Research Committee听
  • ePRO: Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes听
  • eTMF: Electronic Trial Master File听

F

  • fCOI: Financial Conflict of Interest
  • FDA: Food and Drug Administration听
  • FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • FWA: Federalwide Assurance听

G听

  • GCP: Good Clinical Practice听
  • GDP: Good Documentation Practice
  • GDPR: General Data Protection Regulations (European Union)
  • GLP: Good Laboratory Practice听
  • GMP: Good Manufacturing Practice听

H

  • HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act听
  • HRPP: Human Research Protection Program听
  • HSP: Human Subject Protection
  • HUD: Humanitarian Use Device听
  • HURC*: Human Use of Radiation Committee听

I

  • IB: Investigator糖心传媒檚 Brochure听
  • IBC: Institutional Biosafety Committee听
  • ICF: Informed Consent Form听
  • ICH: International Conference on Harmonisation听
  • IDE: Investigational Device Exemption听
  • IDMC: Independent Data Monitoring Committee听
  • IDS*: Investigational Drug Service听
  • IEC: Independent Ethics Committee听
  • IIT: Investigator-Initiated Trial
  • IND: Investigational New Drug听
  • INDSR: Investigational New Drug Safety Report听
  • IO: Institutional Official听
  • IORA*: Integrated Online Research Administration听
  • IP: Investigational Product听
  • IRB: Institutional Review Board听
  • IRBC*: Institutional Review Board Coordinator听
  • IRBD*: Institutional Review Board Director听
  • ISO: International Standards Organization
  • ITT: Intent to Treat
  • IVRS: Interactive Voice Response System听
  • IWRS: Interactive Web Response System听

J

  • JIT: Just-in-Time听

L

  • LAR: Legally Authorized Representative听
  • LDS: Limited Data Set听
  • LOI: Letter of Intent
  • LTFU: Long Term Follow Up

M

  • MAC: Medicare Administration Contractor
  • MCA: Medicare Coverage Analysis
  • MOD*: Modification (Click IRB)听
  • MOD/CR*: Modification & Continuing Review (Click IRB)听
  • MOO: Manual of Operations听
  • MOP: Manual of Procedures听
  • MRCT: Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center听
  • MSS: Multi-Site Study听
  • MTA: Material Transfer Agreement听

N

  • NAF: Notice of Adverse Findings听
  • NAI: No Action Indicated听
  • NCD: National Coverage Determination
  • NCTG*: Neonatal Clinical Trials Group听
  • NDA: New Drug Application听
  • NIH: National Institutes of Health
  • NOA: Notice of Award
  • NOFO: Notice of Funding Opportunity
  • NTF: Note to File听

O

  • OAI: Official Action Indicated听
  • OCR:听听
    • Office of Civil Rights听
    • Office of Clinical Research* (CTSI)
  • OHRP: Office for Human Research Protections听
  • OHSP*: Office for Human Subject Protection听
  • OIG: Office of the Inspector General
  • ORACS*: Office of Research Accounting and Costing Standards听
  • ORC*: Obstetrical Research Committee听
  • ORPA*: Office of Research & Project Administration听
  • ORS*: Office of Regulatory Support (CTSI)
  • OSMB: Observational Study Monitoring Board听
  • OVPR*: Office of the Vice President for Research听

P

  • PAC: Post-Approval Consultation
  • PD: Pharmacodynamic听
  • PHI: Protected Health Information听
  • PHS: Public Health Service听
  • PI: Principal Investigator听
  • PIPL: Personal Information Protection Law (China)
  • PK/PD: Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic
  • PM: Project Manager听
  • PMA: Premarket Approval听
  • PRIM&R: Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research听
  • PRO: Patient Reported Outcomes听
  • PROMIS: Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System听
  • pSite: Participating Site

Q

  • QA: Quality Assurance听
  • QC: Quality Control听
  • QCT: Qualifying Clinical Trial
  • QI: Quality Improvement听
  • QMP: Quality Management Plan

R

  • RBM: Risk Based Monitoring听
  • RCT: Randomized Controlled Trial听
  • RCR: Responsible Conduct of Research
  • RDE: Remote Data Entry听
  • REB: Research Ethics Board听
  • RESIN: Rochester Early-Stage Investigator Network
  • RHIO: Rochester Regional Health Information Organization
  • RMF: Research Methods Forum
  • RNI*: Reportable New Information (Click IRB)听
  • ROPI: Report of Prior Investigations听
  • RSA: Research Subject Advocate听
  • RSRB*: Research Subjects Review Board听

S

  • SADE: Serious Adverse Drug Experience听
  • SAE: Serious Adverse Event听
  • SC:听听
    • Safety Cohort听
    • Study Coordinator听
    • Subcutaneous听
  • SCORE*: Study Coordinators Organization for Research & Education听
  • SCRS: Society for Clinical Research Sites听
  • SDV: Source Document Verification听
  • SI: Sponsor-Investigator
  • sIRB: Single Institutional Review Board听
  • SIV: Site Initiation Visit
  • SMO: Site Management Organization听
  • SO: Safety Officer听
  • SOC: Standard of Care
  • SOCRA: Society of Clinical Research Associates听
  • SOE: Schedule of Events
  • SOP: Standard Operating Procedure听
  • SRO: Scientific Review Officer
  • SUSAR: Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction听

T

  • TIN: Trial Innovation Network
  • TMF: Trial Master File听
  • TMO: Trial Management Organization

U

  • UADE: Unanticipated Adverse Device Effect听
  • UADR: Unanticipated Adverse Drug Reaction
  • UAP: Unanticipated Problem听
  • UPIRTSO: Unanticipated Problem Involving Risk to Subjects or Others听

V

  • VAI: Voluntary Action Indicated听

W

  • WCG: WIRB Copernicus Group
  • WCI PRMC*: Wilmot Cancer Institute Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee
  • WIRB: Western Institutional Review Board

*Specific to the University of Rochester