Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination
When properly executed, the randomized controlled trial is one of the best vehicles for assessing the effectiveness of one or more interventions. However, numerous challenges may emerge in the areas of study startup, recruitment, data quality, cost, and reporting of results. The use of well-run coor...
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| author | Kaleab Z. Abebe Andrew D. Althouse Diane Comer Kyle Holleran Glory Koerbel Jason Kojtek Joseph Weiss Susan Spillane |
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| description | When properly executed, the randomized controlled trial is one of the best vehicles for assessing the effectiveness of one or more interventions. However, numerous challenges may emerge in the areas of study startup, recruitment, data quality, cost, and reporting of results. The use of well-run coordinating centers could help prevent these issues, but very little exists in the literature describing their creation or the guiding principles behind their inception.The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination (CCDC) was established in 2015 through institutional funds with the intent of 1) providing relevant expertise in clinical trial design, conduct, coordination, and analysis; 2) advancing the careers of clinical investigators and CCDC-affiliated faculty; and 3) obtaining large data coordinating center (DCC) grants. We describe the organizational structure of the CCDC as well as the homegrown clinical trial management system integrating nine crucial elements: electronic data capture, eligibility and randomization, drug and external data tracking, safety reporting, outcome adjudication, data and safety monitoring, statistical analysis and reporting, data sharing, and regulatory compliance.Lastly, we share numerous lessons that can be taken from our experience. Specifically, we focus on 1) funding for DCCs, 2) the importance of DCCs to clinical researchers, 3) the expertise of DCC personnel, and 4) continually striving to improve.In conclusion, the CCDC strives to provide high-quality support for the design, conduct, coordination, and analyses of clinical trials, and we hope this paper will serve as a blueprint for future clinical trialists involved in DCCs. Keywords: Data coordinating center, Clinical trial management |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49d11fca04c249cc8a6f70714d05b0792022-12-22T02:43:25ZengElsevierContemporary Clinical Trials Communications2451-86542019-12-0116Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data CoordinationKaleab Z. Abebe0Andrew D. Althouse1Diane Comer2Kyle Holleran3Glory Koerbel4Jason Kojtek5Joseph Weiss6Susan Spillane7Corresponding author. Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.; Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACenter for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAWhen properly executed, the randomized controlled trial is one of the best vehicles for assessing the effectiveness of one or more interventions. However, numerous challenges may emerge in the areas of study startup, recruitment, data quality, cost, and reporting of results. The use of well-run coordinating centers could help prevent these issues, but very little exists in the literature describing their creation or the guiding principles behind their inception.The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination (CCDC) was established in 2015 through institutional funds with the intent of 1) providing relevant expertise in clinical trial design, conduct, coordination, and analysis; 2) advancing the careers of clinical investigators and CCDC-affiliated faculty; and 3) obtaining large data coordinating center (DCC) grants. We describe the organizational structure of the CCDC as well as the homegrown clinical trial management system integrating nine crucial elements: electronic data capture, eligibility and randomization, drug and external data tracking, safety reporting, outcome adjudication, data and safety monitoring, statistical analysis and reporting, data sharing, and regulatory compliance.Lastly, we share numerous lessons that can be taken from our experience. Specifically, we focus on 1) funding for DCCs, 2) the importance of DCCs to clinical researchers, 3) the expertise of DCC personnel, and 4) continually striving to improve.In conclusion, the CCDC strives to provide high-quality support for the design, conduct, coordination, and analyses of clinical trials, and we hope this paper will serve as a blueprint for future clinical trialists involved in DCCs. Keywords: Data coordinating center, Clinical trial managementhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865419302509 |
| spellingShingle | Kaleab Z. Abebe Andrew D. Althouse Diane Comer Kyle Holleran Glory Koerbel Jason Kojtek Joseph Weiss Susan Spillane Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
| title | Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination |
| title_full | Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination |
| title_fullStr | Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination |
| title_short | Creating an academic research organization to efficiently design, conduct, coordinate, and analyze clinical trials: The Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination |
| title_sort | creating an academic research organization to efficiently design conduct coordinate and analyze clinical trials the center for clinical trials data coordination |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865419302509 |
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