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Research Flow at UB

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There are many resources available to investigators and research teams for each step of the research flow process: Study Development, Study Activation, Study Execution, Study Closure, and Dissemination. 

1) Study Development 2) Study Activation 3) Study Execution 4) Study Closure 5) Dissemination

Feasibility and Study Design

  • The BERD delivers expert collaboration in clinical study development, providing study design support to investigators including assistance in formulating objectives and hypotheses, establishing the specified study population, selecting treatment groups, and determining sample size. In addition, BERD members provide statistical analysis plans based on modern methods which meet the standards of the most rigorous review processes.
  • The Community Engagement Core and Clinical Recruitment Coordinator will consult with research teams on integrating community into the design and implementation of research studies, and recruiting underserved and special populations. This includes feedback from community members on aspects of your study through community engagement studios, development of community advisory boards, and identification of community partners. Assistance with community-based recruitment strategies includes the Buffalo Research Registry, a local registry of people interested in participating in research. The online Recruitment Resources Toolkit provides methods to enhance recruitment for research studies.
  • Via the Informatics Core, investigators can model their studies using retrospective data in order to determine what the addition of any inclusion or exclusion criteria would likely do to the rate of recruitment given our historic population. 

Connect With Trial Innovation Network

  • The Trial Innovation Network (TIN) is a national collaborative initiative within the NIH Center for Advancing Translational Services (NCATS) CTSA Program addressing roadblocks for NIH clinical trials and accelerating translational research. There are opportunities for investigators to join multi-site trials or for investigators to recruit other sites to participate in their multi-site trials. Investigators can request consultations and other services for multi-center clinical trials and studies. The TIN offers investigators the ability to request an initial consultation or specific services depending on the funding status of the proposal. To learn more about TIN, contact UB's TIN liaison team at ctsiresearch@buffalo.edu.

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