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Welcome to the Clinical Trials Organization

The Clinical Trials Organization (CTO) was created at The Children's Hospital in 1997 to ensure performance of high-quality clinical research in children. This is accomplished by facilitating participation in clinical research, including investigator-initiated studies, industry-sponsored studies and foundation- and government-sponsored investigations. The CTO offers a full menu of services, including assistance with study design; submissions for institutional approval (institutional review boards and clinical research centers); budget development, contract negotiation and grants management; study site and patient recruitment; and study nursing and study monitoring. In addition, the CTO serves as a liaison between clinical investigators and other institutional resources, e.g., biostatistics, laboratories, radiology and pharmacy.

Please visit our links, indexed at left, to find out more about our research and clinical activities.

If you have questions about clinical research studies at The Children’s Hospital, or would like information regarding our current studies, please call 303-764-8430 or e-mail: clinicaltrials@tchden.org.

Contact Information
Please direct your questions or requests for additional information about the Clinical Trials Organization to:

Elizabeth A. Esterl, RN, MS, CCRC
Clinical Director
Clinical Trials Organization
The Children's Hospital
13123 East 16th Avenue, B198
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Tel:  (720) 777-8430
E-mail: Esterl.Elizabeth@tchden.org


 
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