Clinical Research Support Office CRSO
What is the CRSO?
The CRSO supports investigators and study teams across UK conduct clinical research. Our office aims to reduce administrative burdens, enhance compliance and help remove barriers to enable efficiency, internal/external collaboration, cost recovery and growth of clinical trials at the University.
As of May 2026, our research portfolio at the University of Kentucky includes over 2,300 active protocols in the eIRB portal, of which nearly 1,000 are active in our Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). This means that the CRSO supports (startup study build training) over 40% of all clinical research conducted at the university.
How we can help your project:
The CRSO's primary function is to properly register clinical trials in the University's CTMS (OnCore) in alignment with university policy. This includes billing review and coverage analysis for studies that meet these requirements.
We also provide support for study feasibility and startup, budget development and negotiation, and ongoing regulatory and operational guidance. In addition, the CRSO manages a range of centralized research tools and services including, eReg and EDC platforms. These are offered at no cost to investigators.
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Who were supporting in 2026
NIH/FDA Clinical Trial Determination Escalation Form
The CRSO is requesting a second review of the study documents to determine:
1) ClinicalTrials.gov inclusion
or
2) NIH definition for purposes of research billing determinations as set forth by CMS
NIH/FDA Clinical Trial Determination Escalation Form – Fill out form
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