CASE STUDY SUBMISSION PROCESS
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2008
Background
The GRACE initiative has been launched to develop good practice principles for observational studies of comparative effectiveness through collaboration of knowledgeable people from academia, government, and the private sector. The goal of these principles is to enhance quality and facilitate the use of observational research to support decision-making by patients, physicians, and payers.
A key part of the GRACE initiative is creating a web-based, freely accessible library of real-world case studies that illustrate how observational comparative effectiveness studies can be used to support decision-making for product access, formulary placement, treatment guidelines or any other significant decisions relating to approval for payments or adopting use. The library will include a concise description of the study, a discussion of how it was used for decision-making, and the contributor’s view on what features made the study strong enough to support decision-making.
We invite you to submit a case study for inclusion in the library. You do not have to be directly involved in a study to submit it for inclusion. Contributors of case studies that are included in the library will be acknowledged, unless the contributor prefers to not be named publicly.
Submission and Review Process
To submit a case study, contributors should complete and submit the abstract form provided below. Abstracts may be emailed to coordinator@graceprinciples.org. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2008.
Abstracts for studies that appear to have meaningfully contributed to decision-making will be included in the library. The GRACE coordinators may contact contributors for more information, if necessary.
Abstract Format
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Name of Contributor |
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| Contact Phone Number |
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| Contact Email Address |
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| ABSTRACT/STUDY OVERVIEW |
| 500 words or less. Include the study name, objectives, disease area/inclusion criteria, number of patients and sites, time period, and key findings. |
| SUPPORT FOR DECISION-MAKING |
| What type of decision did the study support? How was the study used? |
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| Provide publication reference(s), if available. |
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| Were there any clinical trials that also addressed the same topic in the same population? If so, please provide reference (trial name and any key publications). |
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| If there were trials conducted, did observational study have same/similar findings? |
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