Providing biostatistical support for health communication trials
Official title: Core 1 - Biostatistics
Funded at Wake Forest University Health Sciences · NIH-11077354 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is all about helping health researchers run their projects smoothly by providing support with things like designing surveys and analyzing data, so they can get clear and reliable results that benefit everyone involved.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wake Forest University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Winston-Salem, United States) |
| Project start | May 1, 2023 |
| Project end | April 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $267,237 |
| NIH project number | 5P01CA269048-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11077354 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research include adolescents and youth participating in health communication trials.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not involved in health communication trials or those outside the adolescent age group may not receive direct benefits from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on offering essential biostatistical services and data coordination for various health communication trials, including web-based surveys and lab-based studies. The Biostatistics Core will assist in study design, sampling, data collection, quality control, and statistical analysis, ensuring that results are accurately interpreted and disseminated. By centralizing these services, the project aims to maintain consistency in measurement and analysis across multiple studies, ultimately enhancing the quality of health research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to improved health communication strategies that benefit adolescents and other populations.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has demonstrated success in utilizing centralized biostatistical cores for enhancing the quality and consistency of health studies.
Where this research is happening
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Reboussin, Beth a. — Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Reboussin, Beth a.
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.