Central REB Will Streamline Human Studies Compliance Processes for
Cancer Trials throughout Ontario
Click Commerce, Inc., an ITW company (NYSE: ITW), announced today that
the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board (OCREB), a program of the
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research (OICR), will deploy Click
Commerce’s eResearch Portal for electronic management of human research
ethics proposals. The system will accelerate the timely review of cancer
research proposals from the 17 hospitals and cancer centres throughout
Ontario currently affiliated with OCREB, and also improve OCREB’s
ability to manage increasing volumes of research. OICR/OCREB becomes the
third major Canadian research institution to join the Click family of
eResearch Portal users. The University of British Columbia and the
University of Alberta are also currently relying on the software to
streamline research administration and compliance efforts.
REBs monitor the safe and ethical conduct of human participant medical
and behavioral research. Click Commerce’s fully configurable eResearch
Portal allows OCREB to automate all REB workflow processes, eliminate
routine errors and omissions, ensure secure collaboration, and alert
researchers of approaching deadlines—all while preserving OCREB’s own
forms and pre-review steps. Click Commerce’s submissions system for REB
applications distributes data instantly among research teams, speeding
both internal and REB review and approval processes and reports.
“The growing number of submissions from our affiliated centres in the
system presented enormous challenges to all stakeholders, not only in
managing the increasing volume but also in ensuring consistency and
accuracy,” said Janet Manzo, executive director, OCREB. “By centralizing
and standardizing the process for all participating institutions
throughout the province, the Click solution will enable researchers to
increase efficiency while also ensuring the completeness and correctness
of their submissions and improving reportability. Another advantage is
that we can also allow sponsors controlled access to the REB information
they require, further reducing the administrative burden on researchers.
We’re confident Click’s eResearch Portal solution, with its ability to
adapt to complex and changing regulations, will facilitate the uniform
and high quality oversight of multi-centre oncology research that we aim
to provide.”
“We’re pleased to support OICR/OCREB’s mission throughout the province
of Ontario,” said Nick Stier, senior vice president in charge of Click
Commerce’s Research and Healthcare Division. “With OICR/OCREB as the
third institution to standardize on eResearch Portal in Canada, Click’s
platform again addresses multi-user, multi-location challenges, in this
case, specifically for the growing volume of cancer-related research in
our world. ”
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research/Ontario Cancer Research Ethics
Board and many other leading healthcare research institutions use Click
Commerce’s browser-based, secure eResearch Portal to automate a wide
range of administrative and compliance processes, including those
associated with Grants, IRB/REB, Conflict of Interest, and Clinical
Trials Participant Tracking and Billing, among others.
About Click Commerce Research and Healthcare
Click Commerce Research and Healthcare provides software solutions for
the business of research to some of the premier academic medical centers
and research institutions in North America, including the University of
Michigan, Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh. More
information can be found at research.clickcommerce.com.
Click Commerce is a registered trademark of Click Commerce, Inc., and
its subsidiaries. All other company and product names mentioned herein
may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
Click Commerce, Inc.
Nick Stier
Senior Vice President
Research
& Healthcare Solutions
503.601.4523 direct
