Leaders of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory hosted an onboarding meeting for the program's 3 newest NIH Collaboratory Trials. The projects joined the program under the UG3 cooperative agreement mechanism to support a 1-year planning phase in preparation for potential transition to a UH3 implementation phase.
Access the complete materials from the onboarding session.
During the session, NIH Collaboratory leaders provided an overview of the program, the cooperative agreement support mechanism, and the program's policies and guidance documents. The new NIH Collaboratory Trial investigators shared their aims for the UG3 planning phase. Finally, a panel of experienced NIH Collaboratory Trial investigators shared the lessons they learned from implementation of their studies.
The BEST-ICU NIH Collaboratory Trial will evaluate strategies grounded in behavioral economic theory and implementation science to increase adoption of the ABCDEF critical care bundle and address known health disparities in mechanical ventilation and symptom management practices in intensive care units. The project is supported by a cooperative agreement from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
The Chat 4 Heart Health NIH Collaboratory Trial will test the comparative effectiveness of implementing text messaging delivery strategies that have been shown to improve an individual's self-management health behaviors, including physical activity and medication adherence. The project is supported by a cooperative agreement from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
The TAICHIKNEE NIH Collaboratory Trial will compare the effects of web-based tai chi interventions vs routine care for persons experiencing knee pain due to osteoarthritis. The project is supported by a cooperative agreement from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.