Table 3.

Facilitators

Broad-based communication Voiced by 10 of 10 sites
Having a clear and concise message about the importance of a SRC [Scientific Review Committee] and the mission of it and the potential impact to the overall trajectory of the approval of their project and protocol, I think that’s really important. – Implementation point person
There has to be good communication to the PI [Principal Investigator]. There needs to be clear communication about what changes need to be made [to a protocol]… I think that people need to be available to the PIs to discuss things. − Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chair
[The relationship between the IRB and SRC] is very good. …We worked on this whole process together. We’ve sort of trouble-shooted wherever the issues might be. − SRC Chair
Presence of external motivator Voiced by 7 of 10 sites
[Without being on a timeline for the study,] I don’t know that it would have ever gotten done. …It’s easier to get buy-in when you have like a research study. People understand those deadlines. − Implementation point person
[T]he reason we implemented the additional [statistical] review was because it was part of the [study] protocol. I’m not sure we could have done it otherwise. I’m not sure our staff would have agreed to it. – Local SRC champion
Senior-level support Voiced by 6 of 10 sites
[O]ur PI of the CTSA grant is extraordinarily committed and really always accessible and wants to very much help. The institution of the whole…didn’t perceive this perhaps as the highest priority or it probably would have been implemented a long time ago. …[I]t was a culture change for them. − SRC Chair
And we had a lot of support from the institution. We got them ready in time for us to start the intervention. That has all gone pretty smoothly. – Local SRC champion
It [implementing the SRC] could not have been done without the correct leadership. I mean if I didn’t have [Colleague], who is the number one researcher at [Institution]…backing this, nothing would have happened. − Implementation point person
Committed reviewers Voiced by 6 of 10 sites
[O]ur approach to the SRC [reviewers] was directly having the Chair approach people that we targeted because we thought they would be thoughtful about it. It wasn’t something that they were forced to do against their will but invited to do and they’re doing it because they’re genuinely committed and interested in the process. – Local SRC champion
A lot of us have been here a long time, so we knew a lot of the faculty and those that would be kind of good reviewers… [I]nternal…networking allowed us to identify people…with the appropriate background. …And then we did ask them specifically, “Do you have time to commit to this?” − Implementation point person