DMAC Data Coordinating Centers and Data Management & Analysis Cores

Data Management and Analysis Core for STAART (Gene-Brain Behavior Relationships in Autism)

2004-ongoing
Funded by NIMH
Coordinate data from NC STAART Center Clinical Core studying autistic children for selection of children to individual projects

Data Acquisition and Analysis Center for the NICHD Early Childcare Study

1995-ongoing
Funded by NICHD
10 site longitudinal birth cohort study of 120 children
Children, families, and child cares assessed using direct assessments, interviews and observations

Data Management and Analysis Core for the National Center for Early Learning and Development

1996-2006
Funded by Department of Education
11 state evaluation of pre-kindergarten programs, 740 classrooms, 2800 children using direct assessment, interviews and observations
Included tracking systems, electronic collection and transmission of observational data

Data Management and Analysis Core for the Carolina Fragile-X Project

1996-ongoing
Funded by NICHD MR
Prospective observational study with data collected in 5 states
Data collected annually on families and children (including siblings) on over 100 families

Data Managment and Analysis Core for Family Life Project

2002-ongoing
Funded by NICHD
Birth cohort of 1200 children in 6 rural counties in two states
Children, families, and child cares assessed using direct assessments, interviews and observations
Includes laptop data collection, customized electronic data collection, electronic data transmission, and project management tracking system

UNC MRDD Research Center, Data Management and Analysis Core

1988-ongoing
Funded by NICHD MR
Provide data management services and statistical expertise to Program Project investigators in a wide range of data acquisition and analysis activities
Management and analysis of behavioral observational, interview, questionnaire, and behavioral data, as well as brain assessments

Data Management Center for Aging Rats Study

Data Management Core for TEOSS (Treatment of Early Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders)

2001-2006
Funded by NIMH
Clinical trial of drug effectiveness in treating adolescent schizophrenia
Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
4 sites, 168 subjects
Electronic data collection and transmission

Data Management and Analysis Core for QUINCE (Quality Interventions for Early Childcare and Education)

2003-ongoing
Funded by the Child Care Bureau
Multi-state study of two assessment-based, individualized, onsite consultation models
5 states, 687 sites

Data Coordinating Center for Sickle Cell Hydroxyurea Study

1994-2000
Funded by NHLBI
Coordinating center for 7 hospitals administering hydroxyurea to children with Sickle Cell Disease

Data Management and Analysis Core for Duke-UNC Sickle Cell Center

1992-1997
Funded by NHLBI
3 Sites Duke, UNC, ECU
Processed many types of data from the Centers projects involving adult and child subjects

Cost, Quality and Outcome Study