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22 Sep 2026 · 21 min

Podcast 67: Designing Fit-for-Purpose ePCTs

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Director Wendy Weber and NIH Collaboratory co-PI Adrian Hernandez discuss fit-for-purpose trials and what researchers need to consider during the design phase. This discussion sets the stage for the NIH Collaboratory's 4-part educational podcast series, "Laying the Foundation for Successful Pragmatic Trials." Access resources related to this episode: https://dcricollab.dcri.duke.edu/sites/NIHKR/KR/Podcast%20Episode%201%20Resources.pdf

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

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   17 Aug 2026 · 16 min

   Podcast 66: Bringing Context and Clarity to Clinical Trial Research with JAMA+ Trials

   Alison Huang and Derek Angus of JAMA+ Trials expand on key takeaways from their recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Bringing Context and Clarity to Clinical Trial Research for Clinician and Public Health Audiences.”

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   30 Jul 2026 · 16 min

   Podcast 65: Slow Recruitment Mitigation Strategies

   Drs. Steven George and Christine Goertz discuss slow recruitment mitigation strategies, one of the small group discussion topics at the NIH Pragmatic Trial Collaboratory's Steering Committee meeting in April 2026. Review the Steering Committee Meeting materials: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/news/april-2026-annual-steering-committee-meeting/

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   22 Jun 2026 · 17 min

   Podcast 64: Death as an Endpoint

   Drs. Brad Hammill and Keith Marsolo discuss the use of death as an endpoint, a section in the Living Textbook chapter on Choosing and Specifying Endpoints and Outcomes. Read the chapter: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/chapters/design/choosing-specifying-end-points-outcomes/choosing-and-specifying-endpoints-and-outcomes-introduction/

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   19 May 2026 · 17 min

   Podcast 63: Scientific Publishing and AI

   Roy Perlis of Harvard Medical School and JAMA+ AI expands on key takeaways from his recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Keeping a Human in the Loop: Scientific Publishing and AI.”

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   30 Apr 2026 · 19 min

   Podcast 62: Ambient AI to Improve Health Practitioner Well-Being

   Majid Afshar and Mary Ryan Baumann discuss the conduct and results of their pragmatic trial.

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   24 Mar 2026 · 19 min

   Podcast 61: Evaluating Analytic Models for IRGT Trials

   Drs. Jonathan Moyer and David Murray discuss their recent publication, “Evaluating Analytic Models for Individually Randomized Group Treatment Trials With Complex Clustering in Nested and Crossed Designs.”

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