Clinical Resources Unit

The Clinical Resources Unit provides IRB/regulatory assistance, research registries and repositories, physical locations, and skilled personnel for clinical and translational research. These services enable investigators to pursue new lines of clinical and translational research while making the most efficient use of their resources. The core has several aims:

• Provide and expand access to high-quality, well-characterized sample collections and clinical data for research relevant to medical issues facing the populations of Oklahoma and other IDeA state
• Facilitate clinical recruiting through clinical service units and innovative partnership
• Deliver regulatory assistance to OSCTR Scholars and other investigators from OSCTR partners and affiliated partner institutions, including assistance in working with the Indian Health Service and tribal IRBs to ensure the protection of both individual human subjects and tribal communities

These services are provided at many OSCTR partner sites, as well as on-site facilities at OUHSC and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). These facilities house various sample and data registries and repositories, have long-standing collaborations with typically underserved populations, and actively participate in clinical trials.

How to Work With the Core

Funding

Charges will be discussed with investigators at the start of each new project. Fees for some projects may be subsidized or waived, depending on OSCTR and institutional priorities, and the availability of funding.

Sharing of Samples and Study Data

The Clinical Resources Core provides access to samples and data from OSCTR-supported collections in the ACI Biorepository, as well as external sources such as the Oklahoma Blood Institute. Resource sharing through the Clinical Resources Core is subject to all relevant institutional policies. All requests require documentation of IRB approval for the study, and the appropriate material transfer agreements and data use agreements must be executed before resources will be shared.

Users of the Clinical Resources Core agree to abide by the material transfer agreements and data use agreements specific to the resources received. This includes, but is not limited to, any restrictions on investigators sharing the resources, requirements for sharing data back to the resource owner, and expectations for acknowledgment.

Acknowledgement and Authorship

Appropriate acknowledgement of Clinical Resources Core support is crucial for ensuring that these resources remain available for future research. Therefore, users must inform the Clinical Resources Core when preparing any manuscript, presentation, or press release made possible with Clinical Resources Core support.

Core Leadership

ClinRes Core Director – Hal Scofield, PhD 

ClinRes Associate Core Director – Matlock Jefferies, MD

OCTSI: Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute (OUHSC)

• Housed in the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
• Clinical research facilities, exam rooms, office space, and conference rooms
• Clinical research facilities, exam rooms, office space, and conference rooms
• Staffed by an experienced Research Nurse-Coordinator and senior mentor physicians

Arthritis and Clinical Immunology (OMRF)

• Nurse study coordinators, an infusion nurse, medical technicians, medical assistants, a physical therapist, and senior mentor physicians
• CAP-certified Biorepository