Facility Details

The Clinical Research Core promotes excellence in translational research for all human subjects work. Comprehensive support services are available for all aspects of participant recruitment, regulatory submissions, study coordination, data management and biostatistical analysis. The Clinical Research Core has played a central role for all COBRE research and promotes focused and efficient interactions among studies resulting in a well-integrated center that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. The specific aims of the Clinical Research Core are to provide: 1. Support to optimize recruitment and retention of participants for studies; 2. Support for management of all data resources. Direct support for design of data collection forms, data entry and data management will be provided to research investigators; and, 3. Support for biostatistical needs. Biostatisticians will provide consultation regarding statistical analysis, as well as grant and manuscript preparation. For pilot studies, support is available for research design and estimation of sample sizes. The Clinical Research Core serves both translational research projects and the pilot projects. The Clinical Research Core is directly involved in participant recruitment/retention efforts, data management and biostatistical consultation. Depending on the nature of the pilot studies, appropriate support in the areas of recruitment, data management and biostatistical consultation are available, particularly in the realm of research design and sample size estimation. In all, the coordination of clinical research support services in the context of this Clinical Research Core has been a vital component of the COBRE III program here at the Univeristy of Delaware. This Core ensures efficient use of shared resources and maximize productivity of investigators to carryout ongoing studies and to develop new research questions into competitive grant proposals.