Perinatal Research Hub

NIH Document Version ControlWelcome to the Perinatal Research Hub, a central coordinating centre for clinical trials and studies in maternal and perinatal health, hosted by the Liggins Institute and supporting the ON TRACK Network. 

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

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

Translation

Training

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

HUB Templates

HUB Guides

• • Version Control

Randomisation

Data Management

Analysis

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

Translation

Web Links

• OpenEpi - open source statistics
• IMPACT Clinical Trials
• Australia & New Zealand Clinical Trials Register
• Global Obstetrics Network
• Core Outcomes Initiative (COMET)
• Trial Forge UK
• Clinical Trials Alliance Australia (ACTA)
• Health and Disability Ethics Committees NZ (HDEC)
• Health Research Council NZ (HRC)
• Cochrane Neonatal
• Cochrane Pregnancy
• NIH Clinical Research Toolkit