Impact of Extensive Consultation on Career Development Grant Outcomes
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Purpose
In this study we wish is to determine whether extensive (up to 15 hours) multidisciplinary consultation in biostatistics, study design, data management, ethics, and writing provided by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute's (CTSI) Consultation Services program, improves peer review scores of career development grants compared to usual levels of consultation.
We hypothesize that extensive multidisciplinary consultation will improve peer review scores of career development grants compared to usual levels of consultation.
We hypothesize that extensive multidisciplinary consultation will lead to greater numbers of funded grants when compared to the usual levels of consultation.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Career Development Grant Outcomes |
Other: Extensive Consultations |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) |
| Official Title: | Impact of Extensive Consultation on Career Development Grant Outcomes |
- The NIH priority score of the reviewed proposal. [ Time Frame: 30 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Percentage of subjects who obtain funding for the submitted proposal. Percentage of subjects who submit proposals for funding. [ Time Frame: 30 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2016 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: 1
Intervention- Receives extensive consulting services
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Other: Extensive Consultations
receives 15 free hours of multidisciplinary consultations towards the preparation of their career development grant.
Other Names:
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No Intervention: 2
Control - Receives regular levels of service; one hour free services from each of the 5 units, with option to pay for more.
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Detailed Description:
CTSI Consultation Services is one of the largest programs within the UCSF CTSI. It was created to improve the quality and efficiency of clinical and translational research through the provision of expert consultation. The program is divided into units that provide access to expert consultants in biostatistics, research design (with consultants representing multiple distinct methodologies and disease interests), data management (including data structure and database design), ethics, and scientific writing. With funding from the NIH, the program is able to offer a free hour of consultation in each of its units (up to 4 hours) but charges for additional services to cover costs.
There have been no studies of research consultation services. Though the benefit may seem self evident, such programs are expensive and distract senior researcher from more creative work. Justifying research consultation is important given the multitude of activities vying for attention and funding. Observational studies of the impact of research consultation services will always be limited by confounding, particularly confounding by indication since those seeking such services may be more highly motivated and organized. Thus, a randomized trial is warranted.
Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Applying for a Career Development grant from the NIH.
- Anticipated submission date is 3 or more months in the future
- Resident, fellow, or junior faculty member at UCSF or a CTSI-affiliated institution.
Recognized potential benefit from additional consultation
- Additional areas that could be improved as judged by the subject and the initial consultant
- Adequate time to provide consultation before submission date
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Miranda Sandretto | 415-514-8086 | Miranda.Sandretto@ucsf.edu |
| Contact: Alice Fishman | alice.fishman@ucsf.edu |
| United States, California | |
| University of California, San Francisco | Recruiting |
| San Francisco, California, United States, 94144 | |
| Contact: Miranda Sandretto 415-514-8086 Miranda.sandretto@ucsf.edu | |
| Sub-Investigator: S C Johnston, MD PhD | |
| Sub-Investigator: Peter Bacchetti, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH | |
| Principal Investigator: | Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH | University of California, San Francisco |
| Study Director: | Peter Bacchetti, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Study Director: | Clay Johnston, MD, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | University of California, San Francisco |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00662402 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | BREAD_01 |
| Study First Received: | April 17, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | October 8, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
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K Grant Career Advancement Award Consultation Application |
K The NIH priority score of the reviewed proposal. Percent of subjects who obtain funding for proposal. Percent of subjects who submit proposals for funding. |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013