Clinical Trial Network (CTN)

Aim

The aim of the European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial Network (ESA CTN) is to provide an infrastructure for clinical research in the fields of Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine by transnational European collaborative studies.

Several networks of clinical investigators in different parts of the world have demonstrated that some of the most relevant clinical questions can only be answered if several centres join forces. In Europe, many groups have undertaken successful clinical investigations in the field of intensive care medicine in past years but, unfortunately, long-term collaborative relationships have not been achieved.

Studies

In view of these facts, the ESA, as a society with more than 4502 members working in 95 countries, decided in 2010 to establish the ESA CTN, to facilitate, integrate and support clinical anaesthesiology research on an international level. Already in 2011 the first observational clinical trials could be performed with by ESA CTN and more than 500 centres contributed to the great success of EUSOS study and PERISCOPE study, which recently finished their patient recruitment.
The ESA CTN is managed by the ESA Research Committee (ESA RC), and reports to the ESA Board for its actions and activities. ESA CTN will assist with communication, sponsorship, and grant applications to investigators and research groups.

Call for Study proposals

A new call for CTN Study proposals was published on the ESA website. Deadline for submission was 20 January 2012.

Selection of Study proposals

Up to three clinical study projects will be selected by the ESA Research Committee to start in the course of 2012. The Principal Investigator (PI) of the selected studies might be invited to discuss their projects with the Research Committee during a Research Committee meeting.

The selected CTN Study Proposal(s) by the ESA RC will then be published and centres throughout Europe will be invited to participate.
 


For further information about the ESA CTN, please contact:
Sandrine Damster and Brigitte Leva
ESA Research Department
European Society of Anaesthesiology aisbl
Rue des Comédiens 24
B - 1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 (0)2 743 32 94 / +32 (0)2 210 94 14
Fax: +32 (0)2 743 32 98
E-mail: sandrine@euroanesthesia.org; brigitte@euroanaesthesia.org; research@euroanaesthesia.org
www.euroanaesthesia.org
 



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