Author: Birgit Agerholm Larsen
HOT-ICU trial have >350 patients enrolled
At the moment 15 sites are recruiting and more foreign sites have signed up and are just awaiting national approvals. Check out our website www.cric.nu/hot-icu if you want more information or want to follow the ongoing trial.
The HOT-ICU trial now has >100 patients enrolled
Great news – only 8 Danish sites are actively recruiting and have manged to enrolled the first 100 patients in the trial. More Danish and European sites are in line to sign up for the trial already in December, and it looks promising for the overall trial. Check out the website to follow the trial www.cric.nu/hot-icu .
CRIC office
SUP-ICU trial inclusion completed # 3350 patients enrolled
All 3350 patients planned to be enrolled in the SUP-ICU trial are now all set – inclusion completed but 90-days and 1-year follow-up still remains for the last included patients.
SUP-ICU trial documents for clinical sites now available on-line
Electronic documents for clinical sites in the SUP-ICU trial
We have released the electronic version of the Site Master File and other documents relevant for the SUP-ICU trial. Please, go to www.sup-icu.com and click “Trial documents” to find an overview of the documents prepared for the SUP-ICU trial ready to download for printing. The electronic version will be the latest version of the document at all time.
Best regards,
Mette Krag
Coordinating investigator, SUP-ICU
NEWSLETTER December 2015
CRIC Newsletter
December 2015
For CRIC Steering Committee Members only
Summary from Scientific Steering Committee meetings
You will find a summary minute at www.cric.nu. If you have forgotten your password please contact CRIC office.
Next CRIC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting and All Stakeholder Meeting
To be held Friday, April 29, 2016 in Copenhagen (all day event).
CRIC NEWS
SUP-ICU trial documents available at www.sup-icu.com
An electronic version of the SUP-ICU trial documents are now available at the homepage www.sup-icu.com. The electronic documents will at all times represent the latest versions and therefore can be used to download and print i.e. Site Master File.
ESICM award to SUP-ICU Sponsor, Morten Hylander Møller
The ESICM Research Awards Jury has decided to give the Clinical Research Award 2 to Morten Hylander Møller for the project “The Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit (SUP-ICU)”. The award was presented during the ESICM LIVES 2015 Annual Congress in Berlin, at the Research Awards Session scheduled on Wednesday October 7, 2015.
CRIC office – also hosting a PhD student
Copenhagen Trial Unit (CTU) has employed Cand. Scient. San. Marija Barbateskovic as a PhD student. Marija comes from a 5 year employment at the Cochrane Colorectal Review Group where she has worked as a scientific search coordinator and editorial assistant. In CTU Marija will work with systematic reviews on interventions to be addressed in future trials coordinated, and supported by CRIC: haloperidol or benzodiazepines for treating delirium in the ICU and different oxygenation targets for intensive care patients. Further, Marija will update a systematic review on proton pump inhibitors after the finalization of the SUP-ICU trial which is expected to start randomizing patients after the summer 2015. Marija also aim to investigate possible relations between clinical and statistical heterogeneity in systematic reviews of interventions used in the intensive care setting. As a part of the CRIC secretariat as well Marija will also try to assist in the design of the upcoming trials and implement the knowledge gained from her work with the systematic reviews in the planned protocols. We very much welcome Marija in the CTU and the CRIC and wish her all the luck in the years to come.
Homepage – www.cric.nu
Your will find the present information and much more by a simple click – www.cric.nu – at our homepage. If you are a member of CRIC Steering Committee, please e-mail us to get a login. You are more than welcome to give us feed-back on the look, content……… we want our homepage to be as dynamic as possible, so please do not hesitate if you would like us to upload relevant material for you.
NEWSLETTER MARCH 2015
CRIC Newsletter
March 2015
Steering Committee meeting April 20th 2015
There will be a steering committee meeting held twice a year for members only. The first meeting will be held in Copenhagen April 20th, 2015, 1pm-3pm at the facilities of Copenhagen Trial Unit, Tagensvej 22, 2200 Copenhagen N (same day as the “All Stakeholder” meeting). All invited steering committee members are encouraged to participate in the “All stakeholder” meeting just prior to the committee meeting.
All Stakeholder meeting April 20th 2015
All CRIC stakeholders are invited once a year to a meet other CRIC stakeholders across clinical programs. The first meeting will be held in Copenhagen April 20th, 2015, 11am-1pm at the facilities of Copenhagen Trial Unit, Tagensvej 22, 2200 Copenhagen N (same day as the Steering Committee meeting). Suggested local departure times: Aarhus ICL 7.27 and Aalborg flight 8.35 or 8.40.
Collaboration agreement signed
We are proud to announce that a collaboration agreement has now been signed by all CRIC partners paving the way for the next five years of collaboration within research in intensive care funded by Innovation Fund Denmark.
CRIC office – all settled
The two administrative positions at CRIC office – project manager and clinical research assistant – are now on track to provide overall services and local support for partners and collaborators. A highly qualified candidate has also be hired by our partner CTU to the systematic review program (to be announced after April 1st).
Clinical research assistant
Welcome to CRIC office’s new clinical research assistant, Helle Birgitte Kjeldsen. Helle has a MSc in Nurse from Aarhus University, a diploma in GCP, and practical experience as a research nurse at Herlev Hospital. Helle will join CRIC office and be ready to provide support from April 13th 2015. Please, do not hesitate to call CRIC office should you have any questions concerning financial, administrative or practical challenges related to the CRIC programs.
Homepage – www.cric.nu
Your will find the present information and much more by a simple click – www.cric.nu – at our new homepage. If you are a member of CRIC, please e-mail us to get a log-in. You are more than welcome to give us feed-back on the look, content……… we want our homepage to be as dynamic as possible, so please do not hesitate if you would like us to upload relevant material for you.
CRIC office closed Thursday March 26th, 2015
The CRIC office will be closed on Thursday March 26, 2015 as we are attending the Annual Meeting by Innovation Fund Denmark in Odense.
We will have a small both at the mini-exhibition from around 2.30 pm-5 pm in the Biotec, Medico and Health area. The aim is to present CRIC and its partners, our scientific programs, networking, as well as to pass on any advice – or experience we may have from the application procedure – to new potential clinical grant applicants.
Please klick on the link below to see the program of the day:
Innovation Fund Denmark
Innovation Fund Denmark – Annual Meeting March 26th 2015
Innovation Fund Denmark – from whom CRIC has received a +36 mill. Dkr. grant for the year 2015-2020 – has their Annual meeting Thursday, March 26, 2015.
CRIC will take active part in the program and represent clinical projects in general and CRIC’s program in specific. Come and visit us at our booth.
Invitation to visit and program from Innovation Fund Denmark (in Danish): http://innovationsfonden.dk/da/nyhed/vaer-modig-staedig-og-nysgerrig-kom-til-innovationfondens-aarsdag
CRIC KICK OFF APRIL 20th, 2015
CRIC Steering Committee and Stakeholder meeting April 20, 2015
Event (time): All Stakeholder meeting (11am-1pm) and Steering Committee meeting (1-3pm).
Date and place: CRIC KICK OFF Monday April 20th, 2015 at Copenhagen Trial Unit’s facilities, Tagensvej 22, Copenhagen.
Agenda: Coming soon and expect the following themes to be discussed at either the All Stakeholder- or Steering Committee meeting…..
- Steering Committee election of chair, vice-chair, secretary…..
- Terms of Reference
- Introduction to account charts for the Innovation Fund Denmark
- Intro to CRIC office
- Intro to OpenClinica (E-CRF)
- Intro to website (CRIC.NU)
- Input from partners
- …..
We recommend all Steering Committee members to join both meetings. Stakeholders are welcome to join the All Stakeholders meeting at 11am-1pm.
CRIC Office