抄録
The Clinical Trial Management Center of Kyushu University Hospital was originally established in April 1999 and reorganized as the Clinical Research Center in October 2003 due to the expansion of support for clinical trials and general clinical research. In pace with this, the number of full-time clinical research coordinators (CRCs) increased from 2 in 1999 to 11 in 2004. To evaluate our function as CRCs and further improve it, we surveyed the opinions of physicians who have been in charge of clinical trials by questionnaire. Although most of the physicians generally appreciated the service we provide as CRCs, several of them said that there were not enough CRCs and that we had to provide better support. In conclusion, we felt there was a need to revise the content of the support provided to physicians by CRCs in the future. Also, in order to ensure the smooth conduct of clinical trials, in addition to enhancing physicians' appreciation of clinical research, we must further improve the situation of clinical trials, for instance by introducing a new system for evaluating their performance.
