Research 101
A research study involving people
What is a clinical trial?
This initial phase of clinical trials primarily tests a new drug for safety and dosage in a small group of healthy volunteers
What is a Phase 1?
Originally established by UH in 1962, the clinical research center was formally renamed in 2007 to honor this long-tenured Prgram director.
Who is Dr. William T. Dahms
This research body protects participants
What is the IRB
This independent administrative body must review and approve all human research protocols to ensure participant safety and ethical compliance
What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The physical headquarters of the DCRU is located on the 6th floor of this historic UH building
What is Lakeside Building
This phase of a clinical trial tests safety first
What is a phase I
To prevent bias, this gold-standard trial design ensures neither the study participant nor the investigator knows which intervention is being administrered.
What is a double-blind study?
Proving its versatility, DCRU bionutrition team manages a licensed research space capable of preparing precision, nutrient-controlled metabolic diets
What is the metabolic kitchen?
This is the term for a participant who is completely healthy and has no specific medical condition
This critical document, signed by participants before any study procedures begin, outlines risks, benefits, and voluntary nature of the research
What is informed consent?
Between 2020 and 2022, the DCRU processing lab played a massive public health role by processing over 5,000 biorepository samples for this specific health crisis
what is covid-19?
This MD is the medical director for the the DCRU
Who is Dr. David Bajor?
This 4 letter acronym describes the safety monitoring committee that can stop a trial early if overwhelming benefit or harm is detected.
What is a DSMB (Data Safety and Monitoring Board)
These initials, "DCRU" are an acronym for a research division at UH.
What is the Dahms Clinical Research Unit?