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Background of the Center for Innovative Study Design (CISD)

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Spectrum provides assistance to investigators for designing clinical trials through the Center for Innovative Study Design (CISD) which is housed in Health Research & Policy.


Services Provided
  • Pre-award & post-award support
  • Study design assistance
  • Advice on setup of data management
  • Training in study design, statistical analysis, use of data tools

Contact Information

Brit Turnbull   email
Biostatistician
Ctr for Innovative Study Design
Dept of Health Research & Policy
(650) 725-4345

The CISD was created in March 2009 to integrate efforts that had been dispersed in the School of Medicine, including the:

  • Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (providing design and implementation of specialized, innovative clinical study data management and visualization tools)
  • Biostatistics Shared Resource of the Stanford Cancer Center
  • Spectrum Biostatistics and Design Program
  • design and review capacity of the Clinical and Translational Research Unit (CTRU)
  • clinical and translational research (CTR) offerings in pre-award design consultation service