Clinical Trials Intensives

Palliative Care Intensives in Clinical Trials

Stay tuned for a new call for applications Fall 2021.

This three-day intensive will provide a foundation in practical aspects involving the conduct of randomized clinical trials. It is designed for early career researchers or other mid-career researchers and health professionals interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of randomized clinical trials in persons with serious illness. Instruction will include a combination of focused lectures, demonstrations, individual and group consultations with experts in the field, and intensive small group work. 

The curriculum will enable participants to: 

• Describe the principles underlying the conduct of clinical trials.
• Identify the unique challenges posed by clinical trials conducted in palliative care.
• Evaluate RCT designs in terms of their appropriateness for palliative care populations.
• Identify optimal measures for clinical trials.
• Select appropriate strategies for enrollment, randomization, and retention.
• Understand methods for monitoring, coordinating, and conducting clinical trials
• Develop basic strategies for appropriate statistical analyses.
• Design a palliative care clinical trial with your small group.
• Reflect on responding to NIH summary statements.
• Build community among palliative care researchers conducting research in palliative care.

Please stay tuned in the fall for future Clinical Trials Intensive opportunities.

Warmly,
Jean, Christine, and Kathryn

Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Kathryn Pollak, PhD, Co-Chair
Executive Committee | The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC)

Contacts:
Jean: Jean.Kutner@cuanschutz.edu 
Christine: csritchie@mgh.harvard.edu
Kathryn: Kathryn.Pollak@duke.edu