Data Transfer Agreement (DTA) for the Transfer or Use of Human Subject Data

The transfer and use of human subject data is a complicated issue that cannot be adequately addressed on this website.  Duke researchers wishing to transfer or use human subject data must contact ORC to initiate a discussion on the proposed data transfer or use.

As a summary only and not intended to be complete guidance on the transfer or use of data, generally the transfer and use of data is governed by various important considerations including those related to Duke IRB rules, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”), ethical considerations, whether or not the transfer and/or use of the data is subject to contractual constraints, and issues related to intellectual property.  A researcher wanting to transfer or use data should use the following link which will be now be forwarded to the Research Data Front Door who will then respond to you with next steps. https://redcap.duke.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=YW849JWRKPY34KJ8. The Office of Research Contracts (ORC) will remain involved, but now as the final step-executing agreements only after all necessary evaluations have been completed.

Please note that Duke researchers are not authorized to sign DTAs on behalf of Duke. The DTA must be submitted to ORC to obtain the proper signature.