On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist—The Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials
This Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studies, which may negatively affect awardees’ ability to lead pilot clinical trials.
Authors
- Russell E. Glasgow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-3231)
- Amy G. Huebschmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-3142)
- Lilia Cervantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-5684)
- James A. Feinstein
Institutions
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.19315
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00