Notice NINDS Policy Submission Applications Participation PA-18-345 NIH Research Project Grant Parent R01) - Clinical Trial Required". NINDS Only accepts Clinical Trial Applications Proposing Mechanistic Studies Clinical Trial Parent R01 Notice Number: NOT-NS-18-011 Key Dates Release Date: December 18, 2017 Related Announcements PA-18-345 NOT-NS-18-054 Issued National Institute Neurological Disorders Stroke NINDS) Purpose purpose this Notice to announce NINDSs participation the NIH Research Project Grant Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required) Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA) subsequent reissuances these FOAs. applications submitted or after January 25, 2018, NINDS only accept applications this FOA propose human mechanistic trials/studies meet NIH's definition a clinical trial that fall within NINDS research priorities. NIH defines clinical trial A research study which or human subjects prospectively assigned one more interventions may include placebo other control) evaluate effects those interventions health-related biomedical behavioral outcomes. NOT-OD-15-015) NIH defines mechanistic clinical trial follows: mechanistic study designed understand biological behavioral process, pathophysiology a disease, the mechanism action an intervention. NINDS supports hypothesis-driven mechanistic clinical trial studies basic and/or translational discovery research healthy human subjects in pathobiology, pathophysiology, neuropathology neurological disorders. goal to address basic questions to interrogate concepts biology, behavior, pathophysiology will provide insight understanding neurological disorders. Such studies seek understand biological behavioral process, the mechanism action an intervention. NINDS supports biomarker studies may provide information physiological function, target engagement novel therapeutics, and/or mechanisms therapeutic responses. submitted studies defined clinical trials noted above) do seek answer specific questions safety, tolerability, clinical efficacy, effectiveness, clinical management, and/or implementation pharmacologic, behavioral, biologic, surgical, device invasive non-invasive) interventions. preventive, therapeutic, services interventions. Such designs should submitted an NINDS clinical trial-specific funding announcement listed the NINDS website
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Current-Research/Research-Funded-NINDS/Clinic…). Applicants strongly advised consult NINDS program staff prior submitting application human subjects determine appropriate funding opportunity. Examples types applications intended be supported NINDS under NIH Parent Clinical Trial R01 FOA include, are limited to: Studies which manipulation physiological behavioral) used answer basic science questions normal brain function. Studies develop, validate, and/or apply novel measures brain signaling circuits healthy humans including, example, PET, SPECT, other neuroimaging approaches, well biomarkers physiological processes. Studies use experimental manipulation e.g., CNS active drugs, direct neurostimulation cognitive task activating specific neural circuit) order understand normal functioning the pathophysiology a neurological disorder, do aim demonstrate clinical improvement. Studies involve prospective of efficacious interventions e.g., biomedical, behavioral, cognitive, therapeutic approaches), where intent to obtain biospecimens e.g., blood, patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells) identify genetic risk associations, novel biomarkers, examine disease process, characterize mechanisms therapeutic response. Studies which intervention demonstrated efficacy that population being studied understand mechanisms response, non-response, risk adverse effects the efficacious intervention. following types clinical trials not intended be supported NINDS under NIH Parent Clinical Trials R01 FOA: Studies do meet NIH definition clinical trial. Early-stage trials novel treatment approaches humans are prerequisite clinical efficacy trials pharmacological, device, behavioral intervention development. Studies develop conduct tests the clinical efficacy/effectiveness treatments. Studies have safety, clinical efficacy, clinical management, and/or implementation its principal aim. Resource Does human subjects research study meet definition a clinical trial? Part 1. Overview Information Components Participating Organizations National Center Complementary Integrative Health NCCIH) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute NHLBI) National Human Genome Research Institute NHGRI) National Institute Drug Abuse NIDA) National Institute Aging NIA) National Institute Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism NIAAA) National Institute Allergy Infectious Diseases NIAID) National Institute Arthritis Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases NIAMS) National Institute Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS) National Institute General Medical Sciences NIGMS) National Institute Minority Health Health Disparities NIMHD) National Institute Nursing Research NINR) National Institute Neurological Disorders Stroke NINDS) Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance CFDA) Number(s) 93.853 Inquiries Please direct inquiries to: Claudia Moy, Ph.D. National Institute Neurological Disorders Stroke NINDS) Telephone: 301-496-9135 Email:
moyc@ninds.nih.gov