Trial Innovation Network
What is Trial Innovation Network?
Trial Innovation Network is a collaborative initiative of National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) that seeks to address critical roadblocks in clinical trials and accelerate the translation of novel research into clinical practice. Through its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program grant, Penn State has become a member of the Trial Innovation Network, which provides study investigators with a broad range of services and consultations to optimize clinical trials and studies. These services and consultations are designed to help investigators develop proposals into protocols, optimize study operations, and enhance recruitment and enrollment. Trial Innovation Network is a rapidly developing and evolving collaborative initiative that leverages the expertise, skills and knowledge of the entire CTSA Consortium.
What services are offered through Trial Innovation Network?
Individual services available include study budget, projected timelines, recruitment and retention plan and materials, initiating a central IRB, study feasibility assessment, standard agreements, community engagement, and electronic health record cohort assessment. A liaison team reviews multi-site project proposals and determines what projects should be submitted to the Trial Innovation Network for further review and consideration.
Who can submit a proposal to Trial Innovation Network?
All full-time faculty at Penn State can submit.
How should proposals be submitted?
Investigators must contact their local Trial Innovation Liaison Team to discuss their proposal and obtain a brief consultation prior to submission. A consultation with the local Trial Innovation Liaison Team is important because these teams will directly connect the local hubs to the national network and provide advice and input on proposals. Proposals submitted to Trial Innovation Network should have a strong scientific hypothesis and should be responsive to each section of the Proposal Intake Form.
Detailed information on the proposal form can be found here.