Support from the CDTRP*

The CDTRP can provide support to help cover the cost of an economic, legal, ethics, or social analysis to accompany your study. This analysis is intended to enhance the scope of your primary study and provide a further understanding of the social and economic impact of the research. This support can be used to support your existing collaborations, or we can help you identify potential collaborators to work with you.

Clinical studies can request use of the CDTRP’s independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) to help monitor progress and adverse events and provide arms-length advice on patient safety and trial accrual. The CDTRP can provide access to the DSMB as an in-kind resource to your study, upon approval of the DSMB.

Download the Terms of Reference here.

CDTRP can provide support for the integration of up to 2 patient, family, donor (PFD) partners on your research team. This PFD partner(s) would be a fully integrated team member that would bring their lived experience and expertise to enhance the study. The CDTRP can also provide full travel support for the partner to attend the CDTRP Annual Scientific Meeting upon request and where applicable (once during the duration of the project). The PFD partner would also be part of our Patient, Family and Donor Partnership Platform and have access to training and mentorship.

The CDTRP can connect investigators to the right experts for advice in designing and running clinical trials, including access to methodological support, contract research organization, support identifying contacts at sites for multisite studies, and facilitating a review panel for a trial protocol

Download the CDTRP Policy on endorsing clinical guidelines.

Any CDTRP trainees for which support is sought must apply to and fully participate in the CDTRP Education and Career Development Platform, which provides trainees with access to our national curriculum, training webinars, structured mentorship program.

The involvement of CDTRP’s Central Management Team throughout the project’s life to offer logistics support, including the organization of teleconferences, webinars, and face-to-face meetings (when possible) and support for national collaboration building. The CDTRP can also help organize small research meetings and support the meeting space and technical support. This support also includes access to our communication platforms for team meetings, including webinars, zoom meetings, and our file-sharing system.

We can assist with communication of your project through our monthly Theme calls and Annual Scientific Meeting. We can coordinate the development, translation (French/English), and dissemination of a FAST FACTS document to communicate with and educate both the public and experts in the field on your research topic. Project outputs can be shared via our diverse communication channels, including social media, and educational materials and resources for patients, families and donors can be shared through the CDTRP Patient Portal.

Please send your support requests at least two weeks before the deadline.
Please submit one form for each grant application.
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* Some conditions may apply. Support amounts are subject to change.