Collection and Distribution of Biospecimens for Novel Research

iSpecimen Network Protocol: Collection and Distribution of Remnant and Research Use Only Biospecimens for Novel Research

iSpecimen aims to create a clinical partner network of hospitals, laboratories, academic institutions, and other healthcare organizations ("institutions") capable of providing researchers and educators ("researchers") with annotated biospecimens for use in biomarker discovery and validation; diagnostic test and instrumentation development and validation; therapeutics development; other medical research including the impact that various specimen collection and handling methods and conditions have on research results; and in education such as researcher or physician training (collectively "research").

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Autoimmune Diseases; Healthy; Cancer; Infectious Disease; Blood Disease; Gastrointestinal Complication; Dermatologic Disease; Women's Health: High-Risk Pregnancy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Observational

Detailed Description

The level of involvement for each network institution will vary based on the type of specimen to which they have access (e.g. biofluids, tissues and/or cells) and the category of collection (remnant specimens that were originally collected for clinical testing and/or specimens specifically collected for research) in accordance with the institution's elected preferences.

In most cases, potential participants will be identified and approached upon presenting for clinical care or recruited specifically for the study using outreach programs. If additional screening activities are required to determine eligibility criteria, the potential participant may be presented with the opportunity to participate in these activities as part of the study. These screening activities will be minimal risk in nature and are described further below. Should potential participants meet screening criteria, they may then be asked to provide biospecimens according to current research needs. Individual participants or groups of participants may be sought according to specific clinical, lifestyle, and/or demographic characteristics. The providers of these samples may be healthy participants or participants with a medical condition of interest to the research community but regardless, all specimens collected under this protocol (whether for screening purposes and for distribution to researchers) will qualify as minimal risk activities.

Biospecimens may be distributed to researchers at academic institutions, hospitals, clinical and government laboratories, and corporations including diagnostic, medical device, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The types of research studies and testing that may be performed using the biospecimens will be varied, and it is not possible to provide a description of all potential studies. Some researchers may perform genetic testing on the specimens, some may use the specimens to develop cell lines, and some may cryopreserve the specimens for many years, awaiting a research use. The specimens may also be used for educational purposes, such as training lab techs on the proper testing of samples or physicians on the proper reading of stained slides. The iSpecimen consent forms will indicate a broad scope of possible research and educational uses and activities.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35005
      • Central Alabama
    • Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35649
      • Northern Alabama
    • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36525
      • Southern Alabama Area
    • Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36043
      • Central Alabama
  • New York
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14221
      • Western New York
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
      • Greater Philadelphia Area
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15201
      • Western Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year to 99 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

iSpecimen will specify the population for screening and biospecimen collection, based on current research requests submitted to iSpecimen by researchers. All potential participants whose diagnoses, demographic profile, and/or clinically indicated care are consistent with the specified criteria for the collection will be considered eligible to participate.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individual is developmentally aged 7 years old and above for RUO collections (only)
• Individual meets requirements of a current request for research materials from iSpecimen
• If a blood collection will be performed as part of the screening process or RUO collection, the individual's health will be assessed by medical staff through medical record review, clinical exam, and/or the review of an updated medical history as provided by the participant
• Individual has reviewed and signed a consent form for an RUO specimen collection if required as part of the research or if a minor or a person with diminished decision-making capacity, their parent/guardian or Legally Authorized - Representative has reviewed and signed the consent form on their behalf.
• Individual has reviewed and signed a consent form for remnant specimen usage in research if required as part of the research or if a minor or a person with diminished decision-making capacity, their parent/guardian or Legally Authorized Representative has reviewed and signed the consent form on their behalf

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects that do not meet the inclusion criteria outlined above.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Collection of Biospecimens for Novel Research Uses	Repository of diseased and healthy tissue, blood derivatives and related biological specimens	10 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of subjects enrolled	Each subject will have contributed at least one biospecimen	10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: iSpecimen Inc

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• iSpecimen was founded to address a critical challenge: how to connect life science researchers who need human biospecimens with the billions of specimens available in healthcare organizations worldwide.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 15, 2016
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 4, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 18, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 9, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: blood; urine; biospecimen
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Immune System Diseases; Disease Attributes; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Hematologic Diseases; Skin Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: ISPC-160630-REM/RUO/

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No