is a UKCRC-registered Clinical Trials Unit recognised for its experience and expertise in the development and delivery of clinical trials and associated high-quality clinical research projects across a range of .
The unit leads primarily on the design, conduct and analysis of national and international multi-centre trials and the staff, with specialist disease and methodological knowledge, have input at all stages of the trial lifecycle; thus ensuring all activities are conducted according to the principles of ICH GCP and in compliance with the appropriate regulatory and ethical requirements.
ICTU sits within Imperial College London as a department within the  in the  and brings together academic, clinical and trial management expertise from across the . ICTU also collaborates with members of the designated Academic Health Science Network for North West London – , other national key clinical and scientific opinion leaders, other CTUs and with industry.
ICTU expertise
Each trial in the ICTU portfolio is allocated an ICTU study team according to the size and type of study, and whether full or partial collaboration has been agreed.  On the operational side, a study team generally consists of a dedicated Trial Manager, Monitor and Clinical Trial Administrator, all overseen by an Operations Manager.  A dedicated Study Statistician, with oversight from a Senior Statistician will be responsible for the statistical design and analysis of the trial. This team is then supported with central database development, data management and administrative support from the Ìý³Ù±ð²¹³¾.
Additionally, ICTU has an in-house team responsible for overseeing, maintaining and improving ICTU’s Quality Management System.
ICTU has a transparent and timely process for reviewing and prioritising proposals from investigators seeking collaboration with the unit. Proposals may entail complete or partial collaboration with ICTU. Visit our page for more detailed information on collaborating with ICTU.
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Imperial Clinical Research Facility
In addition to ICTU, Imperial hosts the (ICRF) which provides a fully staffed inpatient/outpatient clinical unit to conduct early phase and experimental medicine clinical trials and studies. For more information on the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Imperial CRF and the support they provide, please refer to their . You can apply to undertake your clinical research at the ICRF .
Key Individuals
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Professor Victoria Cornelius
Director of Imperial Clinical Trials Unit
