# Mid-America CTSA Consortium (MACC) as a Regional Clinical Center for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials (SIREN) Network

> **NIH NIH U24** · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · 2021 · $141,706

## Abstract

The Supervising Hub (SH) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in collaboration with 2
Spokes participating in all SIREN trials (emergency medical services [EMS] and emergency department [ED]) -
Parkland Memorial Hospital Spoke (PMH) at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and
Methodist Hospital Spoke (MH), Indiana University, and 3 Chicago Spokes participating in one or more ED
SIREN trials (Northwestern Memorial Hospital Spoke [NMH], University of Chicago Medical Center Spoke
[UCMC], and the University of Illinois Hospital Spoke [UIH]) are submitting this application for consideration to
become a Regional Clinical Center for the “Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials” (SIREN)
Network to be known as the Mid-America CTSA Consortium (MACC). MACC will be coordinated by Contact PI,
Tom Aufderheide, MD, MS. Methods: MACC has been strategically assembled to efficiently and maximally
support SIREN patient accrual. The MCW SH has participated in both the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium
(ROC) and Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) networks (5,007 subjects). PMH has been a
top enroller in ROC (7,300 subjects). MH has entered 3,309 subjects in independent NIH trials. The 3 Chicago
Spokes bring larger ED patient accrual, access to specific diseases, and a sizable, underserved population.
MACC consists of a Hub and 5 Spokes, 3 EMS and 3 helicopter systems. With a catchment of 9,931,200
people, 97,265 potential SIREN study subjects/year, long-standing multi-disciplinary collaboration, and
expansion site capacity of 16 adult and 5 pediatric hospitals, 1 EMS, and 1 helicopter system, MACC has the
infrastructure to significantly contribute to patient accrual and the inherent flexibility to support any SIREN
study. We capitalize on the standing infrastructure of 41 total research personnel, with 24/7 coverage in place
(MCW SH, PMH, NMH, UIH) or planned (UCMC, MH) at all sites. The MCW SH research team, experienced
supervising 10 NETT Spokes, is a strong asset. All MACC sites agree to Master Contract Agreements as well
as Centralized IRB Review. Commitment of an additional $1.33 million of institutional funding supplements
PI/Co-I effort and secures SIREN goals. Clinical trials will be supported by the MACC CTSA Collaborative
Council, and the MACC Trauma Network Advisory Board. The national leadership and scientific expertise of
the MACC investigators will provide expert clinical leadership, promotion of national SIREN awareness, and
independent SIREN grant applications. Specific Aims: MACC aims to: 1) Leverage our infrastructure and
experience to meet or exceed recruitment of at least 100 subjects per year, including diverse and underserved
populations, 2) Orchestrate MACC to meet or exceed all SIREN-determined milestones, 3) Engage
investigators with expertise in cardiology, neurology, trauma surgery, hematology, pulmonology, and others, 4)
Exploit MACC scientific expertise to significantly contribute to governa...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10197231
- **Project number:** 5U24NS100648-05
- **Recipient organization:** MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
- **Principal Investigator:** TOM Paul AUFDERHEIDE
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $141,706
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-15 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10197231

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10197231, Mid-America CTSA Consortium (MACC) as a Regional Clinical Center for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials (SIREN) Network (5U24NS100648-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10197231. Licensed CC0.

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