Complete materials are now available from the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s recent workshop, “Patient-Centered Research in Real-World Settings: Essentials of Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials.”

The 1-day workshop, held on May 19 at the 45th annual Society for Clinical Trials meeting in Boston, introduced concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems. Presenters shared firsthand experiences and case studies from the NIH Collaboratory Trials.

The learning objectives of the workshop included:

• To clarify the definition of embedded pragmatic clinical trials and explain their utility.
• To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing these trials within diverse healthcare systems.
• To increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with pragmatic trials in real-world settings

Access the complete workshop materials, including slides, speaker biographies, and the full participant guide.