Quick Start Guides

Quick Start Guides

The NIH Collaboratory Quick Start Guides serve as annotated tables of contents, pointing readers to essential content in the Living Textbook to help successfully launch an embedded pragmatic trial (ePCT) and partner with healthcare systems leaders.

Quick Start Guide for Investigators

Quick Start Guide for Partnerships

Quick Start Guide for Project Managers

These guides will direct you to highlights of the Living Textbook, including chapters that will help you:

Learn How to Conduct an ePCT

  • Learn what makes an ePCT different
  • Build partnerships to ensure a successful trial
  • Plan for sustainability from the beginning
  • Choose the right outcomes
  • Plan the study design and analysis
  • Consider oversight and monitoring
  • Test trial feasibility
  • Prepare to launch
  • Prepare for dissemination and implementation

Learn How to Partner with Healthcare Systems Leaders

  • Learn what makes an ePCT different
  • Build partnerships to ensure a successful trial
  • Select research topics of mutual interest
  • Plan for sustainability from the beginning
  • Discuss data security and data sharing considerations
  • Build data systems for learning healthcare
  • Prepare for implementation

Citation:

Quick Start Guides: Quick Start Guides. In: Rethinking Clinical Trials: A Living Textbook of Pragmatic Clinical Trials. Bethesda, MD: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Available at: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/quick-start-guide/. Updated May 1, 2023.