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Study Design and Data Tools<\/h2>\n

Investigators are strongly encouraged to consult with the Study Design and Biostatistics Core<\/a>, which provides FREE consultations to those planning to conduct or currently conducting clinical or translational research. Drop-in sessions for study design and statistical analysis consultation<\/a> are currently being held.<\/p>\n

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\nENACT Network<\/summary>\n
The ENACT is the largest federated network for regulatory-compliant EHR-based research.\u00a0 ENACT is a multi-center, real-time, open-access platform that allows researchers to explore and validate feasibility for clinical studies using aggregated electronic health record data from over 125M patients nationwide. Investigators are able to query the network in real-time and to obtain aggregate counts of patients who meet clinical trial inclusion and exclusion criteria from U.S. sites. The ENACT network<\/a> infrastructure provides a basis for cohort discovery and for developing new informatics tools to identify and recruit participants for multi-site clinical trials.
\nENACT Enables:<\/p>\n