Researchers
What is ResearchMatch (RM)?
ResearchMatch.org, an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) initiative, is an online registry that connects people interested in volunteering for clinical trials with investigators looking for research participants.
Highlights
- Disease-neutral registry that includes healthy volunteers
- 251 institutions and 41 partners increase access to a wide variety of research participants
- Exclusive access - only RM institutions have access to registry volunteers
- Condition Connections - such as anxiety and depression, autism and IBD - create subregistries for more precise matches
- Interfaces with ClinicalTrials.gov to increase recruitment potential
- Pre-screening capabilities with IRB-approved REDCap survey
Getting Started
What does the researcher have to do to use the registry?
Anyone from BU can browse the website and complete a feasibility assessment. This helps a study team determine if RM has sufficient numbers of the type of potential volunteer sought. Before getting started, you should review the Researcher FAQs developed by the RM team.
How does the research team learn how to use ResearchMatch?
- RM’s Researcher Video Tutorials: Accessible from your account dashboard
- BU’s ResearchMatch User Guide – includes instructions, language for grants, protocols, and publications, and more.
- Contact BU’s IRB at IRB@Baylor.edu for assistance with the IRB approval.
