KMID : 0391020120200010060
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Journal of Korean Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2012 Volume.20 No. 1 p.60 ~ p.73
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Perception on Working Conditions and Utilization of Clinical Research Coordinators among Investigators and Sponsors
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Jeong Ihn-Sook
Choe Sang-Min Yoon Ji-Hyang Yun Eun-Hwa
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Abstract
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Background: This study was aimed to investigate the perception on working conditions and utilization of clinical research coordinators (CRCs) among investigators and sponsors.
Methods: The participants of this cross-section study were 114 investigators and 138 sponsors including clinical research associates (CRAs) who have worked with CRCs. Data was collected with paper or electronic form of self-administered questionnaires and analyzed with descriptive statistics and test or t test.
Results: Among investigators and sponsors, 56.1% and 95.0% perceived regular full-time positions as proper type of CRC employment, respectively. Those who perceived monthly salary with incentive as proper payment system were 67.5% of investigators and 68.8% of sponsors. The proper salary for 2-year CRCs and 5-year CRCs were significantly higher in sponsors than investigators. Investigators perceived CRCs could handle 3 studies as the same time and 5 studies per year. In regard to the difficulty in utilizing CRCs, 68.4% of investigators perceived lack of experienced CRCs and 84.8% of sponsors did frequent turnover. Those who responded pooling CRCs by hospital or clinical trial centers as a good solution to hire CRCs easily were 81.6% of investigators and 58.0% of sponsors.
Conclusion: Almost all investigators and sponsors perceived CRCs were helpful for improving the quality of clinical trials. We recommend each institution or clinical trial centers could introduce the central CRCs¡¯ employment and management with proper salary and workload based on the results to maintain experienced CRCs and lessen the turnover of CRCs.
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KEYWORD
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Employment, Salary, Workload, Utilization, Clinical Research Coordinator
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