Research

As a nonprofit independent research institute, MTPPI conducts its studies in a scientifically rigorous manner using state-of-the-art methodologies. Furthermore, MTPPI ensures that project sponsorship does not influence the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data or its subsequent dissemination. MTPPI seeks to publish its findings in peer-reviewed journals. MTPPI's official research policy meets the highest standards advocated by the National Institutes of Health.

MTPPI's research includes:

Patient Outcomes

Pharmacoeconomic Studies

Quality-of-Life Assessments

Technology Assessment

International Health Care Studies

Evidence-Based Information

Vulnerable Populations

These types of studies have been performed for many technologies in a number of clinical fields. Some of the fields in which the Institute is most actively involved are:

• Diabetes
• Renal disease
• International health issues
• Recombinant human erythropoietin

Institute research and publications also explore the impact of new medical technologies in a variety of other clinical fields including:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Osteoporosis
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Imaging
• Immigrant health
• Kidney transplantation
• Asthma
• Anemia
• Neurologic disorders
• Orphan diseases
• Psychiatric illness
• Rhinitis and sinusitis

MTPPI also has a Clinical Research Support Program to assist early stage technologies in reaching the next stage of development.

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