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.
- The Quick Start Guide for Investigators is designed for clinical investigators interested in learning how to conduct an ePCT.
- The Quick Start Guide for Researcher and Healthcare Systems Leader Partnerships is designed to help clinical investigators partner with healthcare system leaders to support the successful conduct on an ePCT.
- The Quick Start Guide for Project Managers is designed to provide some resources for project managers to support the conduct of an ePCT within their healthcare system.
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