An Ode to Clinical Trial Acronyms

If you’re a new PI, CRC, maybe CRA too
There’s a language to learn as the first thing you do.
It speaks in three letters, sometimes four, sometimes two,
And it makes no sense to anyone who

has not been schooled in the lingo of trials
and it can be found in all study files.
The first thing you learn from ICH E6
is without GCP there’ll be so much to fix.

Learn about IECs, IRBs, CROs, plus more
ICFs, SAEs, AEs are all core.
Your CRA will SDV all the day through
Review PROs, CRFs, issue DCFs too

Want to continue with this confusion?
an “e” in front creates the delusion
you’re making things better for the CRC’s life.
The PI will tell you it just causes strife.

eConsent, eCRF, eCOA, please
ePRO, eReg, eTMF FREEZE!
Adding more logins and passwords for me,
creating more work. Sites do it for free.

FIH studies can be SAD sometimes MAD,
Their SOPs, QA, and QC are rad.
To start needs a CTA, IND too
Safety will be monitored by the DMC crew.

End of the study doesn’t mean it’s complete.
A CDER inspection is always a treat.
The newest of acronyms is one you will see
It will solve all our problems simply #DCT.