DCI’s Office of Clinical Research was established in 2007 to review all studies (industry or investigator-initiated) being proposed to be conducted in DCI patients to ensure the research is scientifically rigorous and valid and that the appropriate procedures for human protections are being followed. We have expert knowledge in Federal Regulations, HIPAA, Medicare Clinical Trial Policy, Good Clinical Practice, and Federal Wide Assurances.

The Office of Clinical Research now plays a major role in facilitating multisite projects through identifying and confirming participation from the clinics and investigators that are best suited to a particular project, preparing budgets and IRB documents, orchestrating data transfers from the Medical Information System (MIS) and serving as a liaison between study Sponsors, individual investigators/research sites, and the dialysis staff.