Perinatal Research Hub

Welcome to the Perinatal Research Hub, a central coordinating centre for clinical trials and follow-up studies in maternal and perinatal health, hosted by the Liggins Institute and supporting the ON TRACK Network. 

The Hub is a collaboration between researchers in the Liggins Institute, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland. 

Our aim is to bring together resources and tools to support high-quality clinical trials, and to provide cost-effective randomisation and data management services.

Contact: Dr Chris McKinlay +64274725099, c.mckinlay@auckland.ac.nz 

 Consensus Statements and Checklists

Protocol Development

• • SPIRIT 2013 Statement

  • SPIRIT 2013 Explanation and Elaboration

Outcomes

• • COMET - A Core Outcome Set for Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Preterm Birth

Reporting

• • TIDieR Checklist - Reporting of Interventions

Data and Safety Monitoring

• •  DAMOCLES - Charter for Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees

Knowledge Synthesis 

Staff Training

• • NIH Protecting Human Subjects certificate
  • ROCHE GCP course
  • NIH GCP course

Study Templates

Statistics

• • Classification of Observational Studies - Lancet 2002
  • Determining Adequate Sample Sizes - Pediatrics 2012

Randomisation

Data Management

Knowledge Synthesis

Web Links

• • OpenEpi - open source statistics
  • IMPACT Clinical Trials
  • Australia & New Zealand Clinical Trials Register
  • Global Obstetrics Network
  • Core Outcomes Initiative (COMET)