The College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Research Guidelines

Principal Investigators (PIs) working with privately-owned animals must follow the CVM Clinical Research Guide to ensure both the integrity of clinical research as well as the regulatory requirements. Processes vary depending on funding source; It is recommended that investigators review the funding specific flowcharts provided in the CVM Clinical Research Guide. 

Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office Services

The Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office (BBVCTO) provides support to faculty members and industry sponsors conducting clinical trials at the OSU-VMC and ensures regulatory compliance. BBVCTO provides assistance in the design, execution, and evaluation of veterinary clinical trials using VMC client-owned animals, with the overriding goals of advancing the diagnosis and treatment of disease in veterinary patients, while enhancing the health of humans. 

Our team can assist PIs in numerious areas, including: 

  • PI Portal account management
  • Grant account management
  • Voucher processing
  • Study contract review
  • Patient write-offs
  • Invoicing
  • PMTs - payments
  • Subcontracts
  • eGift card management
  • Multi-center management

Technical support from the BBVCTO will consist of one or more individuals assigned to the trial. The assigned study coordinator will be the liaison for trial-related communications with the PI.

  • Study preparation
  • Patient procedures
  • Sample processing
  • Sponsor visits management

  • Electronic data capturing

     

REDCap stands for Research Electronic Data Capture. The purpose of REDCap is to provide medical researchers with a professionally managed, secure, web based, HIPAA compliant environment for building and managing web-based projects. 

REDCap allows the user to export data in specific formats for a number of different analysis software (Excel, Stata, SAS, SPSS, and R). 

BBVCTO can assist PIs with creating instruments and case report forms (CRFs) in REDCap including: 

  • Patient demographics
  • Electronic consent form
  • Enrollment form
  • Patient history record
  • Concomitant medications
  • Adverse events
  • Note to file and deviations

For more information about REDCap service click here

The Veterinary Biospecimen Repository (BR) represents a remarkable resource for investigators to develop new prevention and treatment strategies for both animals and people with a variety of illnesses. The BR can collect and store samples of tumors and normal tissue under controlled conditions for future use. 

Request BR services here

BBVCTO offers a complimentary marketing package for VMC client- owned animal clinical trials that request these service. Investigators (PIs) can request available marketing services here

Clinical Trial posting on the BBVCTO current trials page of the VMC website

VMC companion animal hospital customer lobby display monitors

Advertised at OSU-sponsored, DVM referral partner continung education events

AVMA Clinical Trial posting

BBVCTO Web posting: postings include link to a standardized pre-screening survey. 

  • BBVCTO will communicate with potential participants ONLY when technical support is provided in the study budget.
  • If tech support is not requested, the completed pre-screening will be forwarded to the PI. 

BBVCTO Web postings include link to a standardized pre-screening survey. 

  • BBVCTO will communicate with potential participants ONLY when technical support is provided in the study budget.
  • If tech support is not requested, the completed pre-screening will be forwarded to the PI. 

Postings include a downloadable PDF flier. All clinical trials posted on the BBVCTO website will be advertised at: 

  • local referring veterinarian continuing education (CE) events
  • VMC customer lobby monitors (companion hospital)

BBVCTO will communicate with potential participants ONLY when technical support is provided in the study budget. If tech support is not requested, the investigator contact (s) will be provided with the inquiries that come through the BBVCTO.