The limited Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites an application to support the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN).
A separate FOA (RFA-HL-19-009) seeks applications for Linked Clinical Research Centers (LCRCs).
The goals of the
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CTSN renewal are to:
(1) conduct collaborative randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and studies that evaluate cross specialty team-based care, interventions and novel therapies in the context of cardiac surgery but with broader relevance to cardiology and neurology; (2) utilize these findings to improve patient outcomes, and influence clinical practice, with benefits that are translatable to the general population; (3) conduct implementation research alongside RCTs to understand the best strategies for optimal uptake and sustainability and to bolster translation in areas of high disease burden; and (4) foster the next generation of clinical and implementation researchers.