About the ICSI
The Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Group (ICC-CTG) was established in 2006 with the aim of improving the capacity to conduct high-quality clinical research in the critically ill in Ireland.
In order to inform hypotheses, feasibility and design of multicentre clinical trials, in 2008 the ICC-CTG undertook a multicentre study of the intensive care population demographics in Ireland to define the epidemiology of the potential study population for future trials, including characterisation of the ALI/ARDS subgroup.
Following this, in 2010 the ICC-CTG commenced their first interventional randomised controlled trial of a statin in 534 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NEJM, October 2014). Since then, the ICC-CTG has participated in and endorsed many observational and randomised controlled clinical trials.
Vision
Our vision is to improve outcomes for critically ill patients through excellence and innovation in research, promoting translation of results into clinical practice and educating and mentoring current and future leads of critical care research in Ireland.
Values
- Patient centred research.
- Inclusivity
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Collaboration
Strategic Direction
Our strategic direction is aimed at building on the activities already established by the ICC-CTG, in addition to fostering Irish Investigator led research, supporting and mentoring the critical care researchers of the future, and promoting collaboration and engagement at a national and international level.
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Council Members
The ICC-CTG is accountable to the Council of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland (ICSI). The Executive Committee, comprised of A Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are elected by the Executive Committee for a term of three years. All members and office bearers (chair, vice-chair and past chair) of the Executive have a renewable tenure of three years.
The ICC-CTG consists of the lead investigator for each participating site in the group. The committee structure represents intensive care medicine clinical and academic practice in Ireland, with a basic principle of inclusivity.