Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- CTO
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Clinical Trials Office Related Resource: UW CTO
- CTSA
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Clinical and Translational Science Award – UW’s CTSA is called ITHS
- CUMG
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Children’s University Medical Group
- daisy-chaining
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This is also called triangulation. This is when one institution relies on another IRB but that other IRB doesn’t do the review because it is relying…
- DAR
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Defense Acquisition Regulation
- DARPA
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Review information on DARPA proposal submission at the UW.
- Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)
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Data Monitoring Committee See: Data Safety Monitoring Board
- data safety monitoring board (DSMB)
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An independent group of experts who monitor a study for subject safety, study outcomes, and study progress while the research is ongoing.
- data safety monitoring plan (DSMP)
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The researcher’s plan to oversee subject safety, study outcomes, and study progress by monitoring research progress and quality, reporting problems, and assuring data accuracy and protocol…
- data use agreements (DUA)
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A legally binding agreement between two parties when data is being transferred from one party to the other. It describes any limitations on the use of…