CHD Research Forum on Multicenter Research-Intricacies of Multicenter Research

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In this video, Dr. Kristen Burns, a pediatric cardiologist at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and NIH, discusses the importance of multi-center clinical research and its necessary components. She explains that multi-center research brings together expertise and resources from different centers to answer complex research questions. Dr. Burns emphasizes that the decision to use a multi-center approach should be based on the need for resources, expertise, and sample size. She also highlights the importance of contracts, data use agreements, FDA regulations, and single institutional review boards (IRBs) in the planning and execution of multi-center studies. She suggests involving the FDA early on and exploring funding options from different sources like industry partnerships, FDA funding opportunities, and NIH grants for clinical trials. Dr. Burns concludes by encouraging researchers to reach out to her for guidance on funding options and mechanisms appropriate for their research. The video is part of the CHD Research Forum for Sky, with Dr. Arash Salabitabar as the host and John Breitholt and Shyam Sathanandam as co-moderators.

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Kristin Burns, MD

Keywords

multi-center clinical research

expertise and resources

sample size

FDA regulations

funding options