INSTRuCT Network Organization Structure

Central Coordinating Center (CCC):

The stroke unit of Christian Medical College, Ludhiana is the Central Coordinating Centre. The CCC create and monitors online databases of all clinical trials under this network.

Trial Coordinating Centers (TMC):

We have 3 trial coordinating centres:

1. AIIMS New Delhi for REOPEN and STENOSIS
2. PGI Chandigarh for MOBILITY
3. CMC Ludhiana for INTRINSIC Trial

Trial Monitoring Centers (TMC):

Christian Medical College, Ludhiana and SCTIMST, Trivandrum will be monitoring all the trials done under the INSTRuCT. The North Indian centres are monitored by CMC Ludhiana and the South Indian centres by SCTIMST Trivandrum.

Individual Sites:

We have 59 centers in Phase II. Each centre will have 1 research coordinator who will conduct and oversee all the trials under the INSTRuCT network.

International Advisory Committee (IAC):

Stroke experts from NIH Stroke-NET, the Canadian Stroke Consortium, the UK Stroke Network and the Australian Stroke Trials Network will be part of the IAC. They will advise on the key issues of the Network. This will also help us to be a part of the Global Alliance of Independent Networks focused on Stroke Trials.