Dear Affiliates:
The NBER Roybal Center seeks proposals from affiliates and non-affiliates
for research projects that involve randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or
other NIH-defined clinical trials, and that, if approved for funding by the
National Institute on Aging (NIA), would receive support during the
period *June
1, 2022 through May 31, 2023*. Eligible projects must explore some aspect
of the relationship between health and human behavior. Projects that
involve scalable interventions, with the potential to broadly improve
population health as people age, are of particular interest.
Potential project funding is likely to fall in the range of $50,000 to
$90,000 of direct costs. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis,
and early submissions are strongly encouraged.
Proposals will be evaluated by the Center co-PIs and Advisory Committee for
research design, relevance, feasibility, scalability, and timeliness. We
look for projects with the potential to advance through the NIH Stage Model
for Behavioral Intervention Development
<
https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dbsr/nih-stage-model-behavioral-intervention-development>
.
To be an NIH-defined clinical trial, the answers to the following four
questions must be “yes”:
1. Does the study involve human participants?
2. Are the participants prospectively assigned to an intervention?
3. Is the study designed to evaluate the effect of the intervention on
the participants?
4. Is the effect being evaluated a health-related biomedical or
behavioral outcome?
Funding is not available for secondary data analyses or other
non-clinical-trial research.
To be eligible for support, subject recruitment for the study may not have
started yet, and it must be possible to delay recruitment until after
formal NIH approval. The project must comply with all NIH clinical trial
policies <
https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm>.
*Next steps / How to apply:*
- *By Monday, January 3, 2022:* Submit a brief description of your
project (including power calculations) and anticipated budget needs. Upload
a PDF with this information here. Early submissions are strongly
encouraged.
- *By Friday, January 28, 2022:* We will tell you if we are able to
include your project.
- *By Monday, February 28, 2022: *Using templates and instructions we
will provide, submit your Specific Aims, 2-page Research Design, Human
Subjects Questionnaire, Planned Inclusion Enrollment Report(s), Budget,
Biosketch, and Other Support.
- *During March 2022:* Review and approve your Human Subjects System
record, which we will draft. Complete applicable NBER and NIH
administrative requirements.
- *Summer 2022: *We will learn if your study has been approved by the
NIH. Depending on the risks associated with your study, the NIH may require
your study to receive Data & Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) and/or Safety
Officer (SO) approval before recruitment can begin.
- *For as long as your study continues:* Update us periodically on your
progress. If applicable, update the DSMB and/or SO periodically. Help us
maintain your ClinicalTrials.gov and Human Subjects System records.
Please contact Sarah Holmes Berk (sholmes_at_nber.org) with any questions.
Best regards,
Joseph Doyle and David Laibson, NBER Roybal Center Co-Directors
*{Sent by Sarah Holmes Berk on behalf of the Co-Directors}*
*Sarah Holmes Berk*
Associate Director, NBER Roybal Center for Behavior Change in Health
National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA
617-588-1445 (office) | 757-556-2684 (cell)
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Received on Thu Aug 12 2021 - 16:23:17 EDT
