Cell Therapy News/Articles, page-3900

"As an example of striving for efficiency, after receipt by the study team of documents for an NIH-funded randomized control trial, IRB approval was obtained within one week. The team developed an organizational chart including remote tasks and on campus tasks and worked with various hospital services to prepare for the study. A safety plan was implemented for study personnel. All preparations were completed including contracting and site initiation within four weeks of document receipt and screening began, with the first randomization occurring two days after study activation. Using this approach, our Surgical Research Unit has enrolled >20 COVID+ intensive care unit patients in studies over a four-week period."