STAR CRN
The Stakeholder, Technology and Research (STAR), Clinical Research Network (CRN) is a member of a National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, PCORnet. Our network encompasses 10 health systems, and our work is focused on research to improve health by supporting comparative effectiveness studies, pragmatic clinical trials, health system innovation, and the other research needs of our stakeholders and partners.
Latest news
Stanford, Essentia Health join VUMC-based clinical research network.
The STAR Clinical Research Network, based at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has added two new partners — Essentia Health, a Minnesota-based rural health care system, and Stanford University School of Medicine, one of the country’s leading academic medical centers.
VUMC Receives $28 million to lead national study of COVID-diabetes link (CODA)
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a four-year, $28 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes.
VUMC receives $7 million award from PCORI to compare breathing tube sedation.
STAR Quarterly Update
STAR CRN is happy to announce our upcoming Quarterly Update on April 25, 2024, at 1 pm CST.
PREVENTABLE is one of the largest research studies in older adults. The purpose is to learn if taking a statin could help older adults live well for longer by preventing dementia, disability, or heart disease. A statin is a commonly used drug to lower cholesterol.
Are you a good fit for PREVENTABLE?
Contact study team for more information.
The PRECIDENTD study is designed to learn more about the only two classes of diabetes medication shown to reduce the risk of heart disease for people with type 2 diabetes. The goal is to learn which class of medication works better, or if taking both classes together works better than taking just one.
To learn more please visit: https://precidentd.org/ or Contact study team for more information.
When publishing or presenting work created from STAR CRN data or resources, we require the use of the following citation:
For the time period before 6.30.2019: “The STAR CRN, formerly Mid-South CDRN was initiated and funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) through the contract CDRN-1306-04869 , the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research with grant support from (UL1TR002243 from NCATS/NIH), and institutional funding.”
For the time period 12.1.2018-12.31.2019: “The STAR CRN was initiated and funded by People-Centered Research Foundation (PCRF) through the contract PCRF RFA 2017-12-05, the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research with grant support from (UL1TR002243 from NCATS/NIH), and institutional funding.”
For the time period 1.1.20 and going forward: “The STAR CRN was initiated and funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) through the contract RI-CRN-2020-009, the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research with grant support from (UL1TR002243 from NCATS/NIH), and institutional funding.”