Contract Signatures
Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) require signatures from both the trial sponsor and a University institutional official (IO) with signature authority delegated by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. Within the Research Management Group (RMG), Clinical Trial Contract Officers (CT CO) who have achieved the appropriate certification level serve as IOs for CTAs and have the authority to commit the institution to the terms and conditions of the agreement. PIs, study team members, hospital personnel, and others may not sign CTAs on behalf of the University. However, the Principal Investigator (PI) usually signs the CTA in acknowledgment that he or she has read the agreement.