Turning Research Ideas Into Studies

Turning Research Ideas Into Studies

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Great ideas become great results through good study design and planning. Wright Center services and tools can help you design your study and make sure your data can be analyzed to answer your questions (biostatistics), determine if your study is feasible (informatics), connect with collaborators and community partners, make sure the legal requirements are satisfied, and even help with funding.

Services	Tools
New to Research Meet with the research navigator (see contact information to the right) Discuss your idea with a faculty mentor	New to Research Complete mandatory principal investigator training
Study Planning/Design A biostatistician can help with study design and provide a statistical analysis plan Request a consultation with a study design expert	Study Planning/Design Is the clinical trial already being conducted? Check ClinicalTrials.gov
Study Feasibility An informatics specialist can help with feasibility questions Request a consultation with a study feasibility expert Work with a community engagement expert on issues of access to diverse populations	Study Feasibility Do you have access to the patient population your study needs, at VCU or beyond? Check TriNetX, ENACT, and I2B2 (links may require login credentials) Use the Trial Innovation Network for multi-site studies
Legal and Policies Find out what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires	Legal and Policies What are VCU’s policies? Familiarize yourself with the human subjects or animal research training and compliance requirements (links may require VCU login credentials)
Study Funding Get help with grant writing	Study Funding Apply for internal funding to get your study started
Get Unstuck Come to the Wright Center Consulting Hours for one-on-one help – contact the research navigator for details

Services

Tools

New to Research

Meet with the research navigator (see contact information to the right)
Discuss your idea with a faculty mentor

New to Research

Complete mandatory principal investigator training

Study Planning/Design

A biostatistician can help with study design and provide a statistical analysis plan

Request a consultation with a study design expert

Study Planning/Design

Is the clinical trial already being conducted? Check ClinicalTrials.gov

Study Feasibility

An informatics specialist can help with feasibility questions

Request a consultation with a study feasibility expert

Work with a community engagement expert on issues of access to diverse populations

Study Feasibility

Do you have access to the patient population your study needs, at VCU or beyond?

Check TriNetX, ENACT, and I2B2 (links may require login credentials)

Use the Trial Innovation Network for multi-site studies

Legal and Policies

Find out what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires

Legal and Policies

What are VCU’s policies?

Familiarize yourself with the human subjects or animal research training and compliance requirements (links may require VCU login credentials)

Study Funding

Get help with grant writing

Study Funding

Apply for internal funding to get your study started

Get Unstuck

Come to the Wright Center Consulting Hours for one-on-one help – contact the research navigator for details

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