Clinical Study Grants
Funds large, definitive clinical trials and studies into heart and circulatory diseases, led by a principal investigator with a strong track record in trial management.
Applications go through a preliminary stage before a full application: BHF reviews a short case at recurring committee dates and only invites a full submission once it approves the concept, typically returning a decision about five weeks after each submission date. A trial already endorsed by the GCRFF Multinational Clinical Trials Initiative skips the preliminary stage entirely, and an observatio…
Clinical Study Grants fund clinical trials and, in some cases, observational studies addressing cardiovascular disease, from UK-led trials with international sites to multinational trials endorsed by the GCRFF Multinational Clinical Trials Initiative. BHF expects large, multicentre trials to include a feasibility 'vanguard phase' and a properly powered sample size, usually at 90% power.
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