To help investigators build rigorous clinical and translational studies, Tufts CTSI provides a comprehensive suite of programs offering design advice, methodological guidance, and analytic expertise for both quantitative and qualitative research objectives.
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Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center
Biostatistics, research design, and other methodological support from earliest planning through publication for a broad range of observational and experimental study types.
Center for Clinical Trials
Expertise and data coordination for multisite trials and novel, experimental study designs.
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Service
Expertise in planning interviews, focus groups, and survey design, utilizing thematic analysis and user-centered approaches for health research.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement Consultations
Consultation on involving communities as partners throughout the research process, from study design through dissemination of results to stakeholders.
Program Evaluation Service
Comprehensive evaluation services to help health-related academic and community programs identify and assess goals and improve strategies for meeting them.
Research Navigation and Team Science
Get help accessing research resources, finding collaborators, and building multidisciplinary teams.
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Guidance on study designs and question development for researchers comparing the relative benefits and costs of healthcare interventions.
Nutrition Research Services
Specialized support for the design, execution, and interpretation of studies involving nutritional or dietary interventions.
One Health Human-Veterinary Research
Consultations on interdisciplinary approaches to optimizing health at the intersection of humans, animals, and the environment.
See also these related services and resources
- Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Program
- Informatics Program
- Research Studios
- Regulatory Support
- T.5 Capacity in Medical Devices Program
- Tufts Analytics Platform (TAP) Discovery
- Community Engagement Studios
- Small Grants to Advance Translational Science (S-GATS)
- Tufts Medicine Study Start-up Toolkit
- Clinical Trial Design Lab Toolkit
- I LEARN Modules: Scientific Concepts and Research Design