Overview

The Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) is a division within the Clinical Sciences Research & Development Service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Office of Research and Development. Using its expertise in clinical research, the CSP conducts multi-site clinical trials and epidemiological research on key diseases that impact our nation's veterans.

Our mission statement is:

To advance the health and care of Veterans through collaborative research studies that produce innovative and effective solutions to national healthcare problems.

To achieve this mission, the CSP has a clinical research infrastructure that operates under the management of its Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The CSP is comprised of professional experts at five data & statistical coordinating centers, a clinical research pharmacy coordinating center, and four epidemiological resource centers. Additionally, the CSP partners with the VA Health Economics Resource Center to perform economic analyses on its clinical trials.

Through collaborative efforts within the VA and with other federal, international, university, and private industry partners, CSP accomplishments have included key research findings across a range of diseases and have helped to provide definitive evidence for clinical practice within the VA and the nation. From its initial beginnings in the 1940s, the CSP continues to be a national and international leader in clinical research.

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