The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded a research team including several IMPACT members more than $500,000 to study ethical issues in cluster randomized trials (CRTs).

IMPACT members Monica Taljaard, PhD, Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, Emily Largent, PhD, JD, RN, Alex John London,PhD, and Cory Goldstein, PhD, MA are on the research team seeking to update the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of CRTs. The original Ottawa Statement was published in 2012 and remains the only international guidance document specifically focused on CRTs. The CIHR-funded research will address the ethical challenges that have resulted from growth and innovation in the field since that time. The research team will examine and address gaps identified and incorporate new recommendations into the Ottawa Statement and create two implementation guidance documents that reflect how the recommendations apply in common CRT settings.

Read more details on the full research program funded at The Ottawa Hospital at this link.