The STN is a network of clinics and investigative teams that NIMH is supporting to facilitate clinical trials. The infrastructure for the network of clinical sites/investigators and the administrative core is funded through a five-year contract with the collaborating group (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) that conducted the CATIE trial. It is anticipated that studies conducted using the STN resource may be rapidly and efficiently designed and carried out in “real world” populations that have demographic diversity. Projects can expect relatively rapid accrual of participants, and will utilize common instruments with established reliability.

The STN infrastructure provides access to a rapid and cost-efficient means of recruiting and testing subjects, but does not include funding for any individual clinical trials, nor for the data management that a clinical trial would require. Thus, investigators interested in conducting trials on the network must seek support for the conduct of specific trials through other funding sources, such as NIH grants or public/private partnerships.

Please answer the questions on this site application. All applications will be reviewed by the STN Executive Committee and the NIMH. We will contact you within 60 days to provide you an update on your status or to request further information.

For more information please contact:

Ingrid Rojas
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tel: 919-843-7365
Email: irojas@med.unc.edu