Contract Process and Terms

Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)

Sponsor contacts PI or Clinical Trials Office;

PI or Sponsor submits via E-mail the CDA to Clinical Trials Office. Clinical Trials negotiates contract language, routes finalized CDA to PI/Business Manager;

Business Manager routes for required signatures; submits signed originals to Clinical Trials Office; Clinical Trials Office routes to University official and sponsor for signature. Notifies PI and Business Manager of executed contract;

Sponsor sends protocol to PI.

Clinical Trial Agreement

PI accepts clinical study. Sponsor or PI submits via E-mail a draft agreement to Clinical Trials Office for language negotiation and budget review.

Clinical Trials negotiates language, reviews budget, and submits finalized agreement to Business Manager/PI for review, approval, PI signature. Business Manager processes signed agreement, departmental budget, required University routing forms to Clinical Trials for approval;

Clinical Trials receives agreement, routes to University official and sponsor for signature. Notifies PI, Dept. Business Manager, and UT Sponsored Programs Accounting of executed contract.

• Contract Terms and Sample Language
• Sample Research Agreement

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Melanie Luchs
Associate Director
Office of Research Administration
910 Madison Avenue, Suite 823
Memphis, TN 38163

Phone: (901) 448-3303
Fax: (901) 448-3943 (fax)
E-mail: mluchs@uthsc.edu