Budgeting Services

The Office of Clinical Trial Activation (OCTA) offers comprehensive budget services and financial negotiation specifically tailored for industry-sponsored clinical trials. Visit our website and follow the steps outlined in How to Activate a Study with Us.

When an industry-sponsored study requires a coverage analysis, our OCTA Budget Analysts:

  • Develop protocol-specific budgets and negotiate with sponsors to secure sufficient financial support.
  • Ensure the use of standardized costs for research procedures and clinical trials.
  • Accurately negotiate budget and payment terms within clinical trial agreements.

Have questions about budgeting for your industry-sponsored study? Contact the assigned budget analyst for your study or reach out via email at [email protected].

 

Additional services

  • Procedural Pricing Estimates: If OCTA is not preparing the full study budget (e.g., non-profit studies, grant-funded studies, or budgets developed by the study department) and you need price estimates for costs billed in APeX (or Epic), complete the OCTA Procedural Pricing Request Form.
  • Feasibility Budgets for Industry-Funded Investigator-Initiated Trials (IITs): If you need assistance with projecting costs, you may request a feasibility budget from OCTA by emailing [email protected]. Alternatively, if you plan on building your own budget and only need price estimages for costs billed in APeX (or Epic), complete the OCTA Procedural Pricing Request Form.
  • Industry-Sponsored Studies That Do NOT Required Coverage Analysis: If you need budget and contract support, please locate your support within the Industry Contracts Division (ICD) or reach the team via email at [email protected].
  • Non-Industry Sponsored Studies: If you need budget and contract support, please contact Office of Sponsored Research.