Clinical and Population Research Core

临床和人口研究核心（CPRC，RC-i）提供招募，队列研究 资源和临床研究专业知识，以促进多学科的方法， OAIC临床研究中的平衡和移动性评估。除了 继续我们非常成功的胡椒注册，社区咨询委员会，人口 研究支持和测量图书馆，我们提出了几个新的倡议，以扩大我们的 有效性在此更新期间，我们将i）通过以下方式扩大对招聘的支持： 匹兹堡长期护理网络，2）提高收集，记录和 通过最先进的药物编码系统解释药物使用，以及3）促进 增加对非侵入性技术的了解和使用，以评估活动性、平衡性和 体力活动。 具体目标是： 1.让社区和长期护理机构的老年人参与研究 2.提供对正在进行的队列研究、标本和现有数据库的访问 3.提供临床评估方法方面的专业知识 4.制定新的临床评估方案 5.探索使用非侵入性和便携式技术来评估移动性，平衡性和 在诊所和野外的体力活动 6.为OAIC相关研究提供空间和设备 7.促进OAIC相关研究的依从性和保留率 8.支持胡椒中心的研究培训使命。 9.评估核心的功能和生产力，并管理其生产力。

The Clinical and Population Research Core (CPRC, RC-i) provides recruitment, cohort study resources and clinical research expertise to promote a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment of balance and mobility in OAIC clinical research studies. In addition to continuing our highly successful Pepper Registry, Community Advisory Board, Population Studies support and Measurement Library, we propose several new initiatives to extend our effectiveness. In the period of this renewal we will i) extend support for recruitment through the Pittsburgh Long Term Care Network, 2) advance the ability to collect, record and interpret medication use via a state of the art medication coding system and 3) promote increased knowledge and use of noninvasive technology to assess mobility, balance and physical activity. The specific aims are to: 1. Engage older adults from the community and long term care settings in research 2. Provide access to ongoing cohort studies, specimens and existing databases 3. Provide expertise in clinical assessment methodology 4. Develop new clinical assessment protocols 5. Explore use of noninvasive and portable technology to assess mobility, balance and physical activity in clinics and in the field 6. Provide access to space and equipment for OAIC related studies 7. Promote adherence and retention in OAIC related studies 8. Support the research training mission of the Pepper Center. 9. Evaluate the functions and productivity of the Core and manage its productivity.