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Contract Research Organization (CRO)

A CRO functions as a clinical research organization for a pharmaceutical company. Hence the job of clinical research is "outsourced" or "Contracted" out by the pharmaceutical company. Hence the name. The CRO in a clinical trial is the independent organization that is responsible for the Data Management (DM) and the communication between medical sponsors (pharmaceutical producer), the coordinating investigators, the investigators (physicians) and the Ethic Committee (IEC, IDMC). Its purpose is to monitor the different clinical phases I-IV and to provide CRAs (Clinical Research Associate), that do the monitoring for each clinical trial. The CRA is responsible for one or more the study sites of a country. The statistical data is collected and refined by the CRO for the analysis of the patient treatment or product study results. Today all the data exchange runs directly via Intranet and the patient data is controlled centrally by the CRO. Changements eQueries are solved by e-Mail writing and electronic CRFs (eCRF, electronic Case Report Form) of each single patient. CRO could stand for: Cathode Ray Oscilloscope - displays on a screen rapidly changing electrical signals with the help of Cathode Ray Tube Chief Risk Officer or Chief Research Officer of a company Companies Registration Office - Irish company registry office Contract Research Organization - organisations predominant in the pharmaceuticals and clinical research... In medicine, a clinical trial (synonyms: clinical studies, research protocols, medical research) is the application of the scientific method to human health. ... Look up DM, dm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The initials IEC can stand for: Independent Electoral Commission Industrial Emergency Council Inertial electrostatic confinement (in fusion energy) Institut des Experts-comptables et des Conseils fiscaux Institut dEstudis Catalans, Catalan Studies Institute Interactive Evolutionary Computation International Education Centre International Electrical Congress International Electrotechnical Commission See also IEC connector for... Look up monitor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term CRA can mean different things: The Canada Revenue Agency Central retinal artery The United States Civil Rights Act of 1965 The US Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 The Computing Research Association The Constitution Restoration Act of 2004/2005 The Clinical research associate The Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Consulting Engineering... In medicine, a clinical trial (synonyms: clinical studies, research protocols, medical research) is the application of the scientific method to human health. ... The term CRA can mean different things: The Canada Revenue Agency Central retinal artery The United States Civil Rights Act of 1965 The US Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 The Computing Research Association The Constitution Restoration Act of 2004/2005 The Clinical research associate The Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Consulting Engineering... For Wikipedia statistics, see m:Statistics Statistics is the science and practice of developing human knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. ... CRO could stand for: Cathode Ray Oscilloscope - displays on a screen rapidly changing electrical signals with the help of Cathode Ray Tube Chief Risk Officer or Chief Research Officer of a company Companies Registration Office - Irish company registry office Contract Research Organization - organisations predominant in the pharmaceuticals and clinical research... An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity, and possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an organizations information or operations with its employees. ... CRO could stand for: Cathode Ray Oscilloscope - displays on a screen rapidly changing electrical signals with the help of Cathode Ray Tube Chief Risk Officer or Chief Research Officer of a company Companies Registration Office - Irish company registry office Contract Research Organization - organisations predominant in the pharmaceuticals and clinical research... Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), also called corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) or corticoliberin, is a polypeptide hormone involved in the stress response. ...

External links

• Averion International Corporation is a clinical research organization (CRO) that sponsors clinical trials for medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.