Devereaux, Philip J

Purpose

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Establish a Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium that will enhance connections between domestic and international clinical trial networks to create efficiencies of scale and support high quality trials that are designed and sized to maximize their impact; • Increase the impact of clinical trials through improved research design, increased recruitment, and enhanced clinical trial network capacity in Canada, including through the development and seed funding of new clinical trial networks where there are currently gaps; • Build clinical trial capacity through training, mentorship, methods development, and information-sharing across member networks and other components of the CTF; • Maximize research impact and knowledge mobilization¿within and beyond the Consortium to help ensure evidence is integrated in and used to inform health policy, decision making and planning; and • Advance equitable access¿to clinical trials for Canadians regardless of geography, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.