NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

April 29, 2020: New ePCT Funding Opportunities Available From the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory has announced 2 new funding opportunities to support embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) of nonpharmacological interventions within healthcare systems to improve the care of people living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias and their care partners. Applications that address dementia care for people of all backgrounds and that promote health equity are a high priority.

  • Career Development Awards: The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory funds 2 to 3 career development awards annually. These awards support the development of early-stage investigators who seek careers conducting ePCTs. Optional informational webinars on April 29 and May 20 will provide prospective applicants with an overview of application details. The webinars will be recorded and posted online. Read the full funding opportunity description.
  • Pilot Studies: The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory funds several 1-year pilot studies annually to support the generation of preliminary data necessary to design and conduct a full-scale ePCTs. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, this cycle of awards will prioritize applications that propose pilot ePCTs of telemedicine, telehealth, and remote technologies interventions. An optional informational webinar on May 6 will provide prospective applicants with an overview of application details. Read the full funding opportunity description.

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging.

April 28, 2020: NIA IMPACT Collaboratory to Host Special Grand Rounds on COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory will host a special edition of its Grand Rounds series to address the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes.

Drs. David Grabowski and Susan Mitchell of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Vince Mor of Brown University will present “COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Pragmatic Research Responses to the Crisis.” Drs. Mitchell and Mor are the co–principal investigators of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory, a national network of pragmatic clinical trials researchers advancing care for persons with dementia and their caregivers.

This free webinar will be held on Thursday, May 7, at 12:00 pm ET. Join the online meeting.

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging.

December 18, 2019: National Institute on Aging IMPACT Collaboratory Launches Grand Rounds Series and New Website

Posted on by Gina Uhlenbrauck

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory has launched a new website highlighting the project.

The IMPACT Collaboratory recently invited applications for pilot grant funding for projects that aim to generate preliminary data necessary to design and conduct full-scale embedded pragmatic clinical trials of nonpharmacologic interventions for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and/or their caregivers. Pilot grants will help IMPACT Collaboratory’s mission to build the nation’s capacity to conduct pragmatic clinical trials of interventions embedded within health care systems for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Since the IMPACT Collaboratory started this September, the program has been hard at work launching its new website, as well as a series of specialized Grand Rounds focused on the topic of pragmatic research in the area of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

IMPACT Collaboratory Grand Rounds occur the 3rd Thursday of each month at 12 noon ET. Join the next webinar on Thursday, December 19, “Stepped Wedge Cluster Trials: What, How, And When?,” by Monica Taljaard, PhD, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Associate Professor, University of Ottawa from the IMPACT Collaboratory Design and Statistics Core.

Following in the footsteps of the NIH Collaboratory, the IMPACT Collaboratory has also launched a podcast series to correspond with its Grand Rounds Series. Both the Grand Rounds webinar recordings and accompanying podcasts for all the sessions are available on the website.

Those interested in getting updates about the IMPACT Collaboratory can also join the program’s mailing list .

September 10, 2019: NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Announces Pilot Grant Funding Opportunity

Posted on by Damon Seils

NIA IMPACT Collaboratory logoThe National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic AD/ADRD Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory is soliciting letters of intent for several 1-year pilot grant awards of up to $150,000. The awards will provide funds to pilot projects that aim to generate preliminary data necessary to design and conduct full-scale embedded pragmatic clinical trials of nonpharmacologic interventions in healthcare systems for persons living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias and/or their caregivers.

The request for applications is available on the NIH IMPACT Collaboratory website.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias. They are particularly vulnerable to receiving uncoordinated and poor-quality care, which contributes to adverse health outcomes and misuse of resources. The mission of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is to advance care for persons with dementia and their caregivers in real-world settings by building national capacity to conduct pragmatic clinical trials that test interventions embedded in healthcare systems.

Letters of intent to seek the pilot grant funding are due October 11, though they will be approved on a rolling basis as received. Optional informational webinars will be offered on September 26 and October 2 to provide additional information and answer questions of potential applicants. Questions can be submitted by email to impactcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu.