Data Coordinating Centre

The CVC’s Data Coordinating Centre (DCC) provides the trusted academic infrastructure that supports CVC’s mission to advance high-quality clinical research. The CVC’s DCC delivers the scientific, methodological, and operational expertise required to manage study data with precision and integrity.

The CVC provides integrated support across the full data lifecycle for multicentre studies. We work closely with investigators to develop study protocols, define data standards, and design and build secure, fit-for-purpose databases that enable efficient data collection and coordination across sites. Our data management approach emphasizes data quality, consistency, and readiness for analysis. Through validated electronic data capture systems, rigorous quality control processes, and clear documentation, CVC ensures that study data are reliable, compliant, and positioned to support meaningful scientific and clinical impact.

What We Do

• Design & Methodology: Collaborative support for protocol development, statistical plans, and research methods that strengthen study quality and scientific impact, including novel designs such as platform and Bayesian trials.
• Data Management: Centralized, secure systems for data collection, validation, cleaning, and monitoring, ensuring accuracy across all participating sites.
• Biostatistics & Analysis: Independent interim and final analyses, results reporting, and analytic contributions to abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Quality, Ethics & Compliance: Processes aligned with Good Clinical Practice, data privacy requirements, and regulatory standards.
  
  

Our Approach

Grounded in academic rigour and strengthened by decades of cardiovascular research expertise, the DCC offers a reliable foundation for studies of all sizes from local investigator-initiated studies to large, multi-centre international trials. Our commitment is simple: Deliver high-quality data and responsive collaboration that empower researchers to generate meaningful clinical evidence.