Capacity Building for a New Multicenter Network Within the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Robert D. Annett¹  Kurtis R. Kulbeth²  Abbot Laptook³  Pearl A. McElfish⁴  Mary M. McNally⁵  Lee M. Pachter⁶  Barbara A. Pahud⁷  Lee A. Pyles⁸  Jennifer Shaw⁹  Kari Simonsen^1,10  Jessica Snowden^1,11  Scott Bickel^1,12  Christine B. Turley^1,13  Andrew M. Atz^1,13  John C. Carlson^1,14  Kelly Cowan^1,15  Sara Cox^1,16  Mark J. Fisher^1,17  J. Dean Jarvis⁵  Alberta S. Kong^1,18  Jessica S. Kosut^1,19 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, United States;ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network Data Coordinating and Operations Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States;Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, United States;College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States;Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, United States;Institute for Research on Equity and Community Health, Thomas Jefferson University, United States;Children's Mercy Hospital - Kansas City Department of Infectious Diseases, Kansas University Medical Center, University of Missouri Kansas City, United States;Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, United States;Division of Organizational Development and Innovation, Southcentral Foundation, United States;Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States;Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network Data Coordinating and Operations Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States;Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Norton Children's Hospital, United States;Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, United States;Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, United States;Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, United States;Department of Community and Public Health Sciences, University of Montana, United States;Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States;Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, United States;Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospitalist Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, United States

关键词: clinical trials;    ISPCTN;    pediatrics;    network;    research capacity building;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2021.679516

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Research capacity building is a critical component of professional development for pediatrician scientists, yet this process has been elusive in the literature. The ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN) seeks to implement pediatric trials across medically underserved and rural populations. A key component of achieving this objective is building pediatric research capacity, including enhancement of infrastructure and faculty development. This article presents findings from a site assessment inventory completed during the initial year of the ISPCTN. Methods: An assessment inventory was developed for surveying ISPCTN sites. The inventory captured site-level activities designed to increase clinical trial research capacity for pediatrician scientists and team members. The inventory findings were utilized by the ISPCTN Data Coordinating and Operations Center to construct training modules covering 3 broad domains: Faculty/coordinator development; Infrastructure; Trials/Research concept development. Results: Key lessons learned reveal substantial participation in the training modules, the importance of an inventory to guide the development of trainings, and recognizing local barriers to clinical trials research. Conclusions: Research networks that seek to implement successfully completed trials need to build capacity across and within the sites engaged. Our findings indicate that building research capacity is a multi-faceted endeavor, but likely necessary for sustainability of a unique network addressing high impact pediatric health problems. The ISPCTN emphasis on building and enhancing site capacity, including pediatrician scientists and team members, is critical to successful trial implementation/completion and the production of findings that enhance the lives of children and families.

【 授权许可】

CC BY