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Proposed project: |
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The first step is to set up a national co-operative group. The aims of this group will be to: |
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- Identify eligible institutes who have pediatric oncology units with basic diagnostic facilities and supportive care services and trained personnel including doctors and nurses.
- Design clinical trials.
- Establish guidelines for conducting clinical trials and running research protocols.
- Set up data management systems in participating institutes – This will include technological assistance with computer software for data recording and storage and for training of personnel in data management.
- Conduct interim review meetings to review ongoing and proposed projects and assess their status to indentify shortcomings.
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The structure of the cooperative group could be broad based with institutional as well as individual memberships or maybe restricted only to institutional membership. |
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Institutional membership: Institutes who have pediatric oncology units and fulfill certain eligibility criteria will be able to participate. These eligibility criteria should include availability of basic diagnostic facilities, supportive care services and trained personnel including physicians, nurses and data managers. |
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Governing Body: The governance of the national cooperative group to be through an elected board or an executive committee, with tenure of 1 – 3 years. |
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Working Groups/Committees: Several working groups or committees to be appointed for various tasks. eg. Disease wise scientific committees, Ethics committee, Data management / monitoring committee, etc. |
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Secretariat: The national cooperative group secretariat to be set up for day to day functioning. With a secretary and a data manager, it will ensure prompt and speedy communication between members, committees and the board. |
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Funding: A corpus fund to be set up, the interest from which will be utilized for the daily functioning of the group. Grants to be applied for individual clinical trials and research protocols. |
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