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Common terms and acronyms used in the site and associated documents are listed below. If you think any additional terms should be listed here, please let us know by going to the Site Feedback section. The Trial Managers Guide, which can be downloaded from the TMN website, has more useful information on trials.
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Chief Investigator
This means:
(a) in relation to a clinical trial conducted at a single trial site, the investigator for that site
(b) in relation to a clinical trial conducted at more than one trial site, the authorised health care professional, whether or not he is an investigator at any particular site, who takes primary responsibility for the conduct of the trial;
that is:
(a) a doctor,
(b) a dentist,
(c) a nurse,
(d) a pharmacist