We report our non-federal clinical trial awards by the amount of the check
we receive and authorize expenditures up to that amount. Consequently, we
often have multiple awards for one clinical trial as we keep adding
additional check payments as subjects are completed.  Our proposed amount
usually is the same as the awarded amount since most of our clinical trials
are entered into the database at the time of award.

...Ed
Edward J. Gardner, PhD, CRA
Director, Institutional Research Data Analysis
The Ohio State University Research Foundation
1960 Kenny Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614-292-5416
Fax: 614-292-5913
E-Mail: xxxxxx@osu.edu
www.rf.osu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf
Of Dolce, Peter J
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 6:02 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Projected income from clinical trials

Our preaward office keeps a data base that records applications and awards
from which we produce various reports.  When we record the awards for
clinical trials, we record the amount the PI projects the project will
generate.  Since the true amount for the trial is usually the actual number
of subjects enrolled times the amount the sponsor pays, the amounts in our
data base are projections rather than true amounts like the ones that appear
on award notices--often optimistic projections at that.  How do other
offices report on "awards" for clinical trials?

Peter J. Dolce, Ph.D., Director
Office of Research Support Services
Meharry Medical College
1005 DB Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN  37208
V 615 327 6703
F 615 327 6716

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