The department is responsible for: (1) secretariat duties for investigator-initiated clinical trials, advanced medical treatment, patient-initiated medical treatment and regenerative medicine; (2) Support for physicians and others in formulating development strategies for clinical trials, advice on study design, and support for pharmaceutical affairs, funding, intellectual property, and industry-academia collaborations; (3) Support for the promotion of investigator-initiated clinical trials conducted by physicians and others; (4) Monitoring, data management and data analysis required to ensure the quality of investigator-initiated clinical studies; (5) Collecting and reporting on safety information related to investigator-initiated clinical trials and providing advice to physicians and others on the safe conduct of clinical trials.

The department is responsible for: (1) Supporting the safe and smooth implementation of sponsor-initiated clinical trials; (2) CRC operations, study drug management, and clinical psychological examinations.

The office is responsible for: (1) Managing the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and coordinating with related departments; (2) Providing support for physicians and others who wish to be reviewed by the IRB.

The department is responsible for: (1) The safe and smooth conduct of clinical trials related to pharmaceuticals and medical devices; (2) the recruitment of human subjects.

The department is responsible for: (1) Management of safety reports and collection and reporting of safety information; (2) Management of personal information.

The department is responsible for: (1) Planning for responding to authorities, acquisition of funds for projects and expansion of the Center's functions; (2) Management of the Center's budget, personnel and documents; (3) General management of the Center's information system, including information security; (4) Education and training for and provision of information to physicians and others who wish to conduct clinical research; (5) Management of the progress of clinical research conducted by physicians and others and supported by the Center.

The department is responsible for: (1) Secretariat duties for the National University Hospitals Clinical Research Promotion Initiative joined by 45 hospitals of 42 national universities; (2) Secretariat duties for the University Hospital Clinical Trial Alliance joined by 8 universities and 9 hospitals in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, a network of university hospitals engaged in clinical research.

The department is responsible for providing consultation and public relations services for patients who would like to use advanced medical care.