Clinical Research Records Management
Whether your research records are paper or electronic, Rutgers has many resources to help researchers secure their study records while a study is on-going as well as once it’s over.
| For questions about: | Resource | URL |
| Rutgers policies related to security of electronic records |
Rutgers University Policies 70.1.1 Acceptable Use Policy for Information Technology Resources 70.1.2 Information Classification 30.4.5 Records Management |
https://policies.rutgers.edu/PublicPageViewText.aspx?id=148 |
| Rutgers policies related to IRB record retention | Rutgers IRB Standard operating procedure for Record Retention | https://research.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/2025-01/2-006-hrp-072-sop-irb-records-retention.pdf |
| How long to keep research records | Rutgers HRPP guidance topics: Data Retention and Record Keeping |
https://research.rutgers.edu/faculty-staff/compliance/human-research-protection/hrpp-guidance-topics
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| Resources available for storage of research data | Rutgers Office of Advanced Computing |
https://it.rutgers.edu/research-data-storage/
Research Data Finder tool: https://researchdatafinder.rutgers.edu/
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| How to long to store research records after a specific non-oncology trial has ended | Rutgers Health Clinical Trials Office | Email us: clinicaltrials@rbhs.rutgers.edu |
| Using Advarra’s eReg for long term electronic storage of clinical research records | Rutgers Health Clinical Trials Office |
https://njacts.rbhs.rutgers.edu/clinical-trials-office/solutions/ereg/ or email us: clinicaltrials@rbhs.rutgers.edu |
| How to arrange for long term storage of paper research records | Rutgers Institutional Planning and Operations/ Records Management |
https://ipo.rutgers.edu/business-services/records-management
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| The March 2026 recorded CTO Webinar on Research Records Management | Rutgers Health Clinical Trials Office |
https://njacts.rbhs.rutgers.edu/clinical-trials-office/cto-about/cto-webinars/
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