Case Study: Large Hospital System Incorporate achieves faster study transfers and streamlined IRB operations with Advarra

Large Hospital System Requires Central IRB Partner

Large Hospital System Incorporate faced lengthy local IRB review timelines that were limiting participation in industry-sponsored trials and was simultaneously reorganizing its IRB following a regulatory audit. The institution engaged Advarra as a central IRB partner, leveraging Advarra’s sIRB/IRB services and the Advarra CIRBI Platform to streamline submissions, tracking, and communication.

Advarra implemented a master services agreement, standardized consent language, a single point of contact, onsite support and training, weekly status meetings, and CIRBI-based real-time management to transfer several dozen industry-sponsored studies and prioritize reviews by approval expiry. As a result, Advarra delivered timely, transparent reviews (Advarra cites new-study review capability within four business days), supported the hospital’s IRB reorganization, improved turnaround and auditability, and positioned Large Hospital System Incorporate to attract more industry-sponsored research.