Core Clinical Centers for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Program

The National Institutes of Health, more commonly called NIH, is a federal government agency operating within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that is generally tasked to support and encourage biomedical and health-related research studies.

The grants and programs of the NIH are all aimed towards the achievement of its general agency mission which is to"seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the application of that knowledge to improve health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability."

In accordance with this mission, the National Institutes of Health has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) to substantiate the Core Clinical Centers for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Program.

The primary objective of the Core Clinical Centers for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Program is to solicit applications for the participation as a Core Clinical Center in a continuation of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN).

In the 2007, the CardioThoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) was launched in an attempt to develop and conduct research studies that are targeted at the evaluation of surgical interventions and related management approaches exploited in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Since its establishment, the network has been moving towards various activities that are associated with surgical trials, but has also encountered unfortunate challenges and concerns in the process.

Just like other surgical trials, the CTSN has faced a large number of hurdles although current trials are anticipated to complete enrollment within the initial grant budget, there remains to be a strong need for better approaches to identify, induct, randomize, and retain patients and logistically manage the cardiothoracic trials.

As a consequence, the funding agencies decided to launch the programme in focus, hoping to call for for experienced Core Clinical Centres (CCCs) that possess the facility to propose and execute cutting edge strategies to successfully operate trials within the purview of the CTSN.

The successful applicants of this programme will be joining the network for a maximum period of 5 years and will be granted yearly funds in the amount of $4,040,000.

The affiliations and establishments who will be assumed eligible to submit an application under this program are the following:

a) Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education

b) Nonprofit Organizations and Institutions

c) For-profit Organizations Such as Small Businesses

d) State and County Governments

e) City or Township Governments

f) Independent School Districts

g) Faith-based or Community-based Associations.

Michael Saunders is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com. He maintains Websites providing resources on small business grants and home improvement grants.

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