Grant: Operating Grant - Randomized Controlled Trials Mentoring Program
Unity Health Toronto
$20,000.00
Xylitol for the prevention of otitis media in young children: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
FY 2012-13
Summary
This Training Grant will allow Dr Persaud, a family doctor, to build his capacity to conduct randomized clinical trials that will improve family medicine. The project that will be developed during the training period will determine whether xylitol (or birch sugar) prevents ear infections in young children. This is an example of the type of practical trials that Dr Persaud will develop during his career. All of the trials Dr Persaud develops will address common problems that are important to patients.
Department
Program
Operating Grant - Randomized Controlled Trials Mentoring Program
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
284994
Name
Laupacis Andreas
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Prcname2
Special Cases
Projecttitle
Xylitol for the prevention of otitis media in young children: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Unity Health Toronto
Cihramount2
$20,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant - Randomized Controlled Trials Mentoring Program
Keyworddelim
Xylitol
Abstract
This Training Grant will allow Dr Persaud, a family doctor, to build his capacity to conduct randomized clinical trials that will improve family medicine. The project that will be developed during the training period will determine whether xylitol (or birch sugar) prevents ear infections in young children. This is an example of the type of practical trials that Dr Persaud will develop during his career. All of the trials Dr Persaud develops will address common problems that are important to patients.
Competitiondate
201303
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Laupacis, Andreas
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $20,000~ $0~
