Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) Linked Clinical Research Centers
NHLBI will soon fund research expanding an international cardiac surgery platform to include broader heart, lung, blood, and sleep studies, fostering collaboration and training to advance cardiovascular health innovations.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: July 7, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $8,000,000 total funding; one award expected.
Summary: Supports a Data Coordinating Center for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network to oversee, manage, and analyze multicenter clinical trials.
Key Information: Only the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is eligible to apply.
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites a single application to establish a Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN). The DCC will be responsible for overseeing the conduct of multiple randomized clinical trials within the CTSN, including regulatory and administrative support, data management and analytics, statistical analysis, and timely reporting of results. The DCC will consist of two collaborating components: a Data Management and Analytics Center (DMAC) and a Clinical Coordination Center (CCC). The DCC will also coordinate outreach, foster collaboration among CTSN investigators and the broader research community, and manage a Clinical and Implementation Research Skills Program to build research capacity in implementation science.
