Instruments and Services

The members of the Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis have expertise in grant development, design and planning of studies, including preparation of data collection forms and database creation and data analyses. We encourage researchers to include the facility in all phases of the study from design to analysis and dissemination of results. The expertise and knowledge of the facility members can complement your area of expertise and enhance the quality, integrity and validity of your study or project.   

Research Design

• Participate in protocol and grant development  
• Study design  
  • Laboratory based studies 
  • Clinical Trials  
  • Epidemiological studies  
  • Health Services Research studies  
• Study conduct  
• Sample size calculations  
• Qualitative study design  
• Qualitative analysis  
• Statistical analysis plans  
• Protocol coordination  
• Randomization sequences  
• Design of secondary analyses of complex survey data

Data Acquisition and Management

• Data analysis  
  • Biostatistical analysis  
  • Epidemiological studies  
  • Health Services Research studies 

• Develop, monitor, and manage study databases 

• Develop web-based surveys, case report forms, data entry programs 

• Consultation regarding scannable case report forms 

• Perform complex data acquisition, merging and processing 

Analysis

• Statistical analysis and interpretation  
• Participate in manuscript writing  
• Secondary analyses of complex survey data  
• Geographic information system  
• Economic evaluation of health care  
• Needs assessment and evaluation  

• Analysis of experiments producing high-dimensional ‘omic’ data (i.e. Affymetrics/Illumina Microarray, Next-Generation Sequencing, Proteomics, Methylation)  
• Analysis of RT-PCR data  
• Analysis of Genome Wide Association data and candidate gene/SNP data  
• Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics  
• Qualitative analysis  
• Mixed methods analysis