Protocol Maintenance

A. Renewal

NIH mandates that the GCRC Advisory Committee renew all protocols on an annual basis. Investigators are required to complete the GCRC renewal at the same time the IRB progress report is submitted. Please provide the GCRC administrative office with two copies of your IRB annual report and the complete GCRC renewal form.

Renewal submission should include:

  • Protocol revisions approved since prior review
  • Completed GCRC renewal form
  • Funding update
  • Brief progress report

One member of the GCRC Advisory Committee will review the renewal submission for presentation to the full committee. The committee will vote to accept or reject the renewal submission. New priority scores may be assigned if the study has undergone major modifications.

If the protocol is not renewed with the GCRC annually, the protocol will be declared inactive and will be withdrawn from the unit. Patients will not be admitted to GCRC until the protocol is renewed. There will be no exceptions!

B. Terminations

Written notice of protocol termination must be submitted to the GCRC administrative office.