The term "Clinical research center" (CRC) or "General clinical research center" (GCRC) refers to any designated medical facility used to conduct
clinical research
Clinical research is a branch of medical research that involves people and aims to determine the effectiveness (efficacy) and safety of medications, devices, diagnostic products, and treatment regimens intended for improving human health. The ...
, such as at a hospital or
medical clinic.
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. They have been used to perform
clinical trial
Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human subject research, human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel v ...
s of various medical procedures. The medical profession has had specific uses for CRC facilities, including awarding grants to support various types of research.
For example, the U.S.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Service ...
had, for years, issued GCRC grants, but later changed to awarding a
Clinical and Translational Science Award Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) is a type of U.S. federal grant administered by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The CTSA program began in October 2006 under the au ...
(CTSA). Many hospitals or clinics have included a wing, ward, or other area titled as "Clinical Research Center" (with capitalized words).
Example facilities
Some examples of CRC facilities are:
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Harvard-Thorndike General Clinical Research Center in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
.
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Mallinckrodt General Clinical Research Center in Massachusetts.
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Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center in Maryland.
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UCLA General Clinical Research Center in California.
["UCLA General Clinical Research Center", UCLA.edu, June 2010, webpage]
GCRC-UCLA-edu
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