Multi-Site Study Design Easier Than Ever as ACT Network Grows to 32 Sites Nationwide

ACT Network map

In 2018, Duke was part of the initial rollout of the Accrual to Clinical Trials (ACT) Network, a consortium of leading academic medical research centers nationwide sharing de-identified patient population counts, making it easier to determine and demonstrate feasibility of clinical trials and identify potential collaborators for multi-site studies.

At the time, the network had 20 members, all drawn from the nationwide CTSA consortium. Now the ACT Network has expanded to include 32 sites, with an additional 16 in the staging process. The patient population has grown to an estimated 100 million.

The network utilizes a unique cohort exploration tool (i2b2) that allows researchers to explore patient populations in depth, find cohorts that fit their study criteria, and get counts in real-time, all directly from their desktop.

Duke CTSI provides Duke researchers with access to the ACT Network at no charge. To get started, visit the Duke ACT Network landing page or email CTSI_ACT@dm.duke.edu.

Here is the complete list of ACT Network sites to date:

  • Boston University
  • Children’s National
  • Columbia University
  • Duke University
  • Emory Univ./Morehouse Univ.
  • Harvard University
  • Indiana University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • Oregon Health & Science University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • Univ. of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s
  • Univ. of Colo./Children’s Hosp. Colorado
  • University of Florida
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Minnesota
  • UNC-Chapel Hill
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • UT Health San Antonio
  • UT Southwestern
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Washington University in St. Louis

Staging for ACT:

  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Ohio State University
  • Penn State
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of Illinois-Chicago
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Miami
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Southern California
  • UT Houston
  • University of Utah
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
  • Weill Cornell Medicine

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