NIDCR Clinical Trials

The information found on our Clinical Trial Requirements for Grants and Contracts pages applies across all NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs). This page provides NIDCR interest areas, types of trials supported, and other funding considerations related to Clinical Trials.

On this page:

Clinical Trials Interest Areas

NIDCR has a particular interest in: 

  • Clinical trials evaluating preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and regenerative interventions for dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) diseases and conditions.
  • Interventions of drugs, biologics, devices, procedures and behaviors. 
  • Clinical trials that incorporate milestone-driven development, such as an initial planning stage followed by implementation upon successful completion of predefined milestones. 

Clinical Trials Types of Trials Supported

NIDCR supports:

  • Efficacy, effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and safety trials designed to establish, evaluate, and improve the standard of care for DOC health, and to enhance the delivery of evidence-based DOC care.

Clinical Trials Project Period Considerations

  • Project period may not exceed one year for the planning phase. 
  • Project period may not exceed five years for the implementation phase.

Clinical Trials Budget Considerations

  • Application budgets are limited to less than $400,000 in direct costs for the planning phase.
  • Application budgets for the implementation phase are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Clinical Trials Contacts

NIDCR Program Staff
[email protected]

For technical issues E-mail OER Webmaster