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Other Contracts/Agreement Types
MASTER AGREEMENT | STUDY START-UP AGREEMENT/ SSUA | |
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The University of Texas System and its member institutions have negotiated master agreements with many research sponsors. Master agreements streamline the contract negotiating process since contract terms have already been agreed upon by the sponsor and university. | Study Start-Up Agreements (SSUA) are typically used when a clinical sponsor or clinical research organization (CRO) wants to assist the PI and his/her research team by providing startup funding while the clinical trial agreement is being negotiated by Sponsored Projects Administration. Study Start-Up Agreements provide funds to help the PI with costs associated with IRB submission and/or to pay for salary/fringe of study research staff. | |
Process | When SPA receives a clinical agreement from an industry sponsor, SPA will determine whether a master agreement exists for that sponsor. If a master agreement does exist, SPA will ask the CRO or sponsor to use the master agreement. SPA will negotiate the legal terms and conditions of the agreement with the sponsor. |
If an UTHealth physician/PI is approached by an industry sponsor to participate in a study, the PI and department administrator should perform a feasibility assessment to determine if it is financially and operationally feasible to participate in the clinical study. If it has been determined that the PI/Department would like to participate, the PI or designee should submit the study start-up contract to SPA to negotiate the legal terms of the agreement. To expedite start up timelines, the study team should negotiate the study budget with sponsor and submit the protocol to the IRB at the same time SPA is negotiating the legal terms of the contract. Agreements with active IRB submissions and Budget negotiations are prioritized. |
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