The Centre for Clinical Trial Support (CCTS) operates in support of Sunnybrook investigator initiated clinical research.
CCTS has expertise in the management and coordination of single centre, multicentre, national and international clinical trials and research projects across any therapeutic area at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
As your clinical trials partner CCTS works with investigators to make a positive difference in the global health of society, by supporting high quality clinical research.
Mission
To establish CCTS as the academic coordinating centre of choice for Sunnybrook investigators by:
- providing high quality, efficient coordinating services;
- ensuring compliant conduct and data integrity, and;
- fostering learning through the development, mentoring and education of investigators.
Vision
To support Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Sunnybrook) and Sunnybrook Research (SRI) investigators in inventing the future of healthcare through clinical research.
Values
CCTS embraces Sunnybrook’s values of Excellence, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Engagement.
History of the Centre for Clinical Trial Support
1990
Perinatal research program funded and designated as the University of Toronto Perinatal Clinical Epidemiology Unit (PCEU) at Women’s College Hospital, under Dr. Mary Hannah.
1995
The PCEU became the first component of The Centre for Research in Women’s Health, and its name was changed to the Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Research Unit (MIRU).
2008
Became part of Sunnybrook Research Institute to become The Centre for Mother, Infant and Child Research (CMICR), physically moved to the Sunnybrook campus in September, 2010.
The centre also coordinated major large international multicentre randomized controlled trials and follow-up studies that have had important clinical impacts.
2015
Clinical Trial Services/Centre for Mother, Infant and Child Research (CTS/CMICR) formed to offer skills and support to other disciplines within Sunnybrook, under the directorship of Dr. Jon Barrett and Keitha McMurray.
In addition to providing regulatory oversight of many single-centre investigator-initiated trials, Clinical Trial Services supported several successful grant applications and launched new multicentre trials in various disciplines across Sunnybrook – Critical Care, Cancer, Internal Medicine and Surgery.
2018 – 2019
Launch of Centre for Clinical Trial Support under directorship of Dr. Paul Karanicolas and Keitha McMurray.
2023
Gail Klein appointed Director of Operations
Our Team
The CCTS team includes scientific, project, data, finance, statistical and regulatory experts who can help support investigators through the process of clinical trial design and execution.
CCTS Leadership
Medical and Scientific Director
Dr. Paul Karanicolas, Surgeon-scientist, Odette Cancer Research Program
Operations
- Gail Klein, Director of Operations, Centre for Clinical Trial Support (CCTS)
- Mariam Saleem, Manager, Centre for Clinical Trial Support (CCTS)