Award
National Institute on Aging 5U19AG076471-04
Core B-Clinical Data Collection and Management Core
Recipient
Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA, United States
Award Amount
$4,267,502.00
Ceiling
$4,267,502.00
Awarded
April 28, 2026
Identifier
5U19AG076471-04
This award funds the Clinical Data Collection and Management Core for the MOST Study to support data collection, participant retention, safety, and data integration to understand knee osteoarthritis progression.
Description
The project focuses on the Clinical Data Collection and Management Core (CDCMC) for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study, which aims to understand the course of knee osteoarthritis and identify risk factors for its incidence and progression. The CDCMC provides infrastructure for visit enrollment, study procedures, data collection, and longitudinal outcome ascertainment. It includes the Coordinating Center led by Peggy Cawthon at UCSF and clinical centers at the University of Iowa and University of Alabama, Birmingham. The core's aims include enrolling participants, ensuring high-quality data and specimens, maintaining participant retention, ensuring safety, and integrating data across projects.