Can a week-long lab boost teamwork among young scientists?
NCT ID NCT05395286
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether attending a week-long Innovation Lab helps early-career researchers feel more ready and willing to collaborate. About 94 researchers from NIH-funded centers applied and were randomly chosen to attend the lab or not. The researchers then reported on their attitudes toward teamwork and how many grants they submitted.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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94 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Finished
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Jun 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Completion of application and baseline assessment. * Faculty at a NIH CTSA hub institution or regional partner. * Early stage investigators (NIH-defined as "within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing medical residency (or the equivalent)") who are emerging as independent scholars. * Ratings of goodness of fit with the topic of the Innovation Lab. Applications were reviewed for the above criteria and ranked by committee according to goodness of fit with the topic of the Innovation Lab, the quality and quantity of academic productivity and collaboration, and contribution to diversity of perspectives among Lab participants (e.g., biomedical and social/psychological, basic and applied). Top-ranked applicants were retained for randomization to the Innovation Lab group or control group.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14260, United States