National Institutes of Health

Description

Purpose. The purpose of this Limited Competition is to invite applications from the clinical sites and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) that have participated in the NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium, and therefore have continued access to the cohort of patients and the data from the prospective observational study of Gastroparesis patients. The primary objectives of this initiative are to continue follow-up of the well-characterized and highly motivated gastroparetic patients, to continue ongoing trials that have been initiated, and to provide a platform for informative ancillary studies. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH cooperative agreement (U01)award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIDDK intends to commit approximately $4 million dollars in Fiscal Year 2011 to fund up to six participating clinical centers and one DCC in response to this Limited Competition.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

Contact

NIH OER Webmaster<br/>FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV<br/>
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