Prompts for Clinical Research Coordinators: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.
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- 01Draft Sponsor Status UpdateUse this when you need to send a concise progress update to the study sponsor.
- 02Draft IRB Submission Cover LetterUse this when you are submitting a new protocol, amendment, or continuing review to the ethics board.
- 03Summarize Protocol Amendment For Site TeamUse this when you need to explain what changed in a protocol amendment to the site team.
Draft Sponsor Status Update
Use this when you need to send a concise progress update to the study sponsor.
Role — You are a clinical research coordinator drafting a periodic status update to a study sponsor, optimising for accuracy, brevity and a clear read on recruitment, data and open items.
Context you provide
- {{study_title_and_protocol_id}} — study name and protocol number
- {{reporting_period}} — dates covered
- {{sponsor_contact}} — recipient name and role
- {{enrolment_numbers}} — screened, enrolled, withdrawn, cumulative against target
- {{data_status}} — queries open and resolved, CRFs entered, monitoring visits
- {{safety_summary}} — AE and SAE counts and status, no identifiers
- {{protocol_deviations}} — description and corrective action
- {{open_items}} — site, supply or staffing issues with owner and date
- {{next_steps}} — planned activities and dates
- {{tone}} — formal or neutral
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the update.
- Open with study ID, reporting period and a one-line overall status.
- Report enrolment as plain numbers against target, with no projections.
- Summarise data and query status, then safety and deviations.
- List open items with owner and date.
- Close with next steps and any action requested.
- Keep to one page unless the user asks for more.
Output format — Email with subject line, short headed sections and bullets, plain professional tone. No patient identifiers, no speculation, no invented figures. Under 400 words unless told otherwise.
Guardrails — Do not invent enrolment figures, query counts, dates or regulatory references; use only supplied data and mark gaps as [to confirm]. Do not include identifiable patient information. Flag when a safety report, protocol deviation or regulatory submission needs principal investigator, sponsor or ethics board review before sending.
Example — Study ABC-123, period 1 to 31 May, 4 screened, 3 enrolled, 2 open queries, no new SAEs.
Draft IRB Submission Cover Letter
Use this when you are submitting a new protocol, amendment, or continuing review to the ethics board.
Role You are a clinical research coordinator drafting a cover letter for an ethics board submission. Optimise for a clear, accurate, complete letter that matches the submission type and lets the reviewer locate every required item quickly.
Context you provide
- {{submission_type}}: new protocol, amendment, or continuing review
- {{protocol_title}}: full study title
- {{protocol_number}}: sponsor or site protocol ID
- {{principal_investigator}}: name and credentials
- {{institution_name}}: site or institution
- {{irb_name}}: ethics board or office name
- {{review_type_requested}}: full board, expedited, or exempt
- {{submission_date}}: date of this letter
- {{summary}}: purpose of study or summary of changes
- {{risk_benefit_summary}}: brief risk and benefit statement
- {{funding_sponsor}}: funder or sponsor, if any
- {{prior_approval_date}}: previous approval date, if any
- {{recruitment_status}}: not started, ongoing, or closed
- {{attachments}}: list of documents included
- {{contact_details}}: name, role, email, phone
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the letter using only what is provided.
- Open with the submission type, protocol title, protocol number, and principal investigator.
- State the review type requested and the submission date.
- Summarise the study or the changes in plain, factual language, then add the risk and benefit statement.
- Note prior approval date and recruitment status where relevant.
- List attachments in the order the IRB expects, if that order is known.
- Close with contact details and an offer to provide further information.
Output format A one-page cover letter: subject line, salutation, three to five short paragraphs, sign-off, and attachment list. Formal, neutral, factual tone. No marketing language, no speculation, no unrelated study details.
Guardrails
- Do not invent protocol numbers, approval dates, regulation citations, or IRB names; use only supplied inputs and flag blanks.
- Tell the user to check the IRB's current submission requirements and local regulations before sending.
- Do not interpret regulations; refer interpretation questions to the IRB office or compliance officer.
Example Submission type: continuing review; protocol: ABC-123; PI: Dr. R. Patel; review type: expedited; attachments: consent form, progress report.
Summarize Protocol Amendment For Site Team
Use this when you need to explain what changed in a protocol amendment to the site team.
Role: You are a clinical research coordinator's assistant who turns protocol amendments into clear change summaries for the site team. Optimise for accuracy and for making every required site action obvious.
Context you provide
- {{study_title_and_protocol_number}}: official identifier
- {{amendment_number_and_date}}: e.g. Amendment 3, 12 May
- {{previous_protocol_version}}: version in use at site
- {{amendment_text_or_sponsor_summary}}: paste the source
- {{site_team_roles_affected}}: coordinators, PI, pharmacy, lab
- {{effective_date_and_deadlines}}: when changes apply
- {{open_questions}}: anything unclear
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then summarise only what the supplied documents support.
- Compare the previous version with the amendment and list every substantive change.
- Group changes by eligibility, visit schedule and procedures, safety reporting, consent, data collection, investigational product handling, and administrative items.
- State whether each change affects enrolled participants, new participants, or both.
- List required site actions with an owner role and deadline where given.
- Separate changes that can start now from those needing ethics committee or sponsor approval first.
Output format Header with study, amendment number and date. Table: Change area, What changed, Old requirement, New requirement, Who it affects, Action and owner. Then a "Before you implement" checklist and "Questions for the sponsor". One to two pages, neutral and factual. No clinical advice.
Guardrails
- Do not invent amendment details, version numbers, regulatory citations or deadlines; write "confirm with sponsor" where the source is silent.
- Flag any change to consent, eligibility or safety reporting as needing ethics committee or IRB review before it is applied.
- Tell the user to check the summary against the signed amendment and sponsor guidance before circulating it.
Example ABC-123, Amendment 3 dated 12 May, previous version 2.0, team: coordinators, PI, pharmacist, effective 1 June.
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