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Establishing a Canadian national clinical trials network for kidney disease:
proceedings of a planning workshop
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Rigatto C
; Walsh M
; Zalunardo N
; Clase CM
; Manns BJ
; Madore F
; Samuel SM
; Morgan CJ
; Wolfs W
; Suri RS
Can J Kidney Health Dis
2015[]; 2
(?): 46
PMID26583070
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Knowledge generation through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is critical to
advance the medical evidence base, inform decision-making, and improve care and
outcomes. Unfortunately, nephrology has typically lagged behind other medical
specialties in this regard. The establishment of formal clinical trial networks
can facilitate the successful conduct of RCTs and has significantly increased the
number of RCTs performed worldwide in other medical specialties. No such formal
network of nephrology trialists exists in Canada. On April 24, 2014, the Canadian
Kidney Knowledge Translation and Generation Network (CANN-NET) Clinical Trials
Committee held a stakeholder engagement meeting to address this gap and improve
the nephrology clinical trial landscape in Canada. The meeting was held in
Vancouver in association with the 2014 Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual
General Meeting and was co-sponsored by the Kidney Foundation of Canada and
CANN-NET. Attendees included nephrologists from university- and
non-university-affiliated nephrology practices, administrators, and
representatives from the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Through structured
presentations and facilitated group discussions, the group explored the extent to
which nephrology trials are currently happening in Canada, barriers to leading or
participating in larger investigator-initiated trials, and strategies to improve
clinical trial output in nephrology in Canada. The themes and action items
arising from this meeting are discussed.