The CRC offers an extraordinary array and variety of resources to both physicians in private practice and academic investigators who want to promote the advancement of medical science.

"At the CRC, we guarantee to both patients and sponsors that the drugs we study, and the results we obtain are of the highest quality and used with the highest integrity. We conduct our work with professionalism and passion. The CRC mission is to facilitate the process of delivering drugs and innovative treatments that could make a difference in the well-being of people."

Professor A. Mezzetti, Program Director

The CRC guarantees comprehensive administration and assistance to investigators through the activity of its Business Office (BO) which provides study initiation service to get clinical trials up and running.

Other benefits that the CRC offers to investigators include:
- Clinical trial opportunities in a facility especially designed for clinical research
- Access to large pool of potential study subjects
- Possibility to participate as a clinical trial advisor
- Possibility to actively participate in drug studies and developments
- Promotion of clinical research
- Possibility to act as co-investigator in studies led by academic researchers
- Authorship in biomedical publications

CRC facilities are available for clinical studies focused on patients with cardiovascular, neoplastic and neurodegenerative disorders. Facilities are also employed for applied medical research focused on the investigation of physiological conditions in healthy volunteers.

How to use CRC facilities

The CRC facilities are available to Investigators along with a range of equipment to support investigator's initiated studies or industry sponsored clinical trials.

Steps in applying to use the CRC facilities:

1. Contact the CRC Business Office for information concerning the charges for your study (cost of room, nursing, supplies, etc.), in order to formulate your budget
2. Contact the CRC Study Coordinator to determine what type of safety monitoring program is required for the study
3. Submit the Study Proposal Form
4. Supply the Request to use CRC Facilities Form
5. Submit the study application package to the University “G. d'Annunzio” Ethics Committee

Investigator Resources

Investigators can refer to the Business Office for assistance in preparing the necessary documents required for regulatory approvals and for industry sponsored clinical trial initiation.

- Study Proposal Form
- Request to use CRC Facilities Form
- Ethics Committee Checklist