| Code | Display | Definition |
| sponsor |
Sponsor |
Person, company, agency or institution that initiates a clinical investigation and takes responsibility for that investigation but does not conduct the investigation. |
| lead-sponsor |
Lead sponsor |
Primary person, company, agency or institution that initiates a clinical investigation and takes responsibility for that investigation but does not conduct the investigation if there is more than one sponsor. |
| sponsor-investigator |
Sponsor-investigator |
Entity who both initiates and conducts an investigation. |
| primary-investigator |
Principal investigator |
An investigator who is responsible for all aspects of the conduct of a study. |
| collaborator |
Collaborator |
An organization or individual, who contributes to a study by providing support to the primary investigator to conduct research. |
| funding-source |
Funding source |
An organization that underwrites financial support for the research study. |
| general-contact |
General contact |
Information for the person who can answer general questions for a study. |
| recruitment-contact |
Recruitment contact |
Information for the person who can answer recruitment questions for a study. |
| sub-investigator |
Sub-investigator |
Any individual member of the clinical trial team designated and supervised by the investigator at a trial site to perform critical trial-related procedures and/or to make important trial-related decisions (e.g., associates, residents, research fellows). |
| study-chair |
Study chair |
An individual person who both initiates and conducts, alone or with others, a clinical trial and under whose immediate direction the investigational product is administered to, dispensed to, or used by a subject. (Also called study director or study chairperson) |
| irb |
Institutional Review Board |
A group of individuals that reviews and monitors research involving human subjects. |
| data-monitoring |
Data Monitoring |
An organization or individual who monitors the validity and integrity of collected data while prioritizing participant safety and study integrity. The organization may be called a Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) or Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). |