Rapid Response Consultation Service (RRCS)
The PregTrial Rapid Response Consultation Service (RRCS) connects clinical trial investigators with a pan-Canadian network of experts in maternal-fetal medicine, pharmacology, ethics, and clinical research to support the safe and evidence-based inclusion of pregnant and lactating individuals (PLIs) in clinical trials.
RRCS was created to offer investigators timely, tailored consultation on trial design, eligibility criteria, and ethical considerations, so that exclusion and inclusion decisions are made thoughtfully rather than by default.
Whether you’re designing a new protocol or reconsidering eligibility criteria on an existing trial, our expert network is available to provide rapid, practical guidance.
INTAKE
The user (investigators) submits a request via digitized form.
The intake form captures: funding stage, support type, trial context, study details, protocol.
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TRIAGE
The PregTrial team reviews within 48–72 hours
Categorizes by funding stage and primary support need
CONSULATION
The request for review is connected with appropriate expert(s) from the network
May involve 1 or several team members depending on scope
OUTPUT
A written report or letter is produced by RRCS experts and provided to requesting team, (for REB, funder/sponsor, etc)
Requesting teams will be directed to other PregTrial tools
Our network includes more than 30 investigators across Canada, spanning the following areas of expertise:
Methodology, risk assessment, health research
Ethical/social/policy dimensions, community engagement
Dosing, pharmacokinetics, pharmacoepidemiology
Prenatal diagnosis, fetal imaging, cardiovascular disease, venous thrombosis in pregnancy
Methodological support for trial design, eligibility criteria development, biostatistics, and risk assessment.
Community-engaged research approaches, and meaningful patient/community involvement