Concept Proposals

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Concept Proposals must be submitted in advance of a meeting to allow for review by the CoRPS Steering Committee. 5 – 10 minutes will be allotted for presentation of a Concept Proposal at the meeting, followed by up to 30 minutes of discussion.

The written Concept Proposal should be no more than 3 pages and include the following sections:

1. Abstract—brief summary of the proposed research including primary hypothesis and research question;
2. Background and Significance—brief summary of supporting research and preliminary studies;
3. Study design—preliminary description of how the study will be executed including the study population, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, randomized groups (if applicable), and methods. A sample size calculation should be included;
4. Resources needed – mentors in specific clinical area, research methodology, funding, statistician, database support, etc
5. Feasibility
6. Budget—a rough estimate of the total cost of the study should be included;
7. References

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