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BioCHESS: Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment with Embolization Versus Surgery Study

Welcome BioCHESS staff, coordinators, and PIs.

Study specific tools and resources are linked below. You will want to bookmark this page for your reference! If you have any questions, comments, or requests, please contact biosend@iu.edu or by phone phone directly at (317) 278-6158.

General questions about the study, not related to the specimens, should be directed to your study leadership.

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COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR SPECIMEN TYPES
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DNA (buffy coat)
Plasma
Serum
Tissue
SDH Fluid

Study Resources

Kit Request Module

Please follow the below link to access the Kit Request Module. This link will direct you to a REDCap database where study coordinators and staff may request kits, individual supplies, and/or labels. Please allow a total of two weeks for kit requests to be fulfilled.

Specimen Collection and Processing Form

Please use the below link to access the collection and processing form for this protocol. This form must be completed prior to shipment. We also ask that all shipments include a physical copy of the shipping manifest portion of the form.

manual of procedures

The below downloadable manual was created specifically for the BioCHESS study. Please feel free to explore the manual through the hyperlinked ‘Table of Contents’. Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to biosend@iu.edu for further clarification.

Training slides

These slides correspond to the BioSEND BioCHESS protocol training. Training is available upon request by contacting biosend@iu.edu.

Sample Shipping

BioSEND can receive samples Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Frozen samples should be shipped M-W. Ambient samples may be shipped on Th.

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Site Listing

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Emory University
  • Geisinger
  • Global Neurological Institute
  • Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Mayo Clinic Phoenix
  • Northwestern University
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • The Cooper Health System
  • The UTHSC Houston
  • The UTHSC San Antonio
  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  • University of Missouri
  • University of South Florida
  • University Of Texas Medical Branch
  • University of Utah
  • University of Washington
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Wake Forest University Health Science
  • Washington University, St Louis

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