Coalition for National Trauma Research

What Coalition for National Trauma Research does

The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national coordinating center for trauma research, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Originally founded in 2003 as the Trauma Institute of San Antonio Texas (TRISAT), reorganized as the National Trauma Institute (NTI) in 2006, and rebranded as CNTR in 2020, the organization operates as a coalition of 25-27 member professional societies representing 232,000-235,000 multidisciplinary trauma care providers across the continuum of injury. Since 2003, CNTR has garnered more than $136 million in cumulative funding from federal sources (DoD, NIH, AHRQ, PCORI, and MTEC), and currently manages 17 projects totaling $10.1 million in active funding.

CNTR's core offerings include the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) — a data-sharing platform built on the FITBIR infrastructure and undergoing operational shutdown through December 31, 2026 — and the Common Data Elements (CDEs) framework, comprising 10 Core CDEs and five sets of Basic CDEs for trauma research data harmonization. Supporting services include multi-site study management (proposal preparation, regulatory coordination, central IRB, subcontract management), the Injury Research Engagement Panel (I-REP) of patient and caregiver advisors, the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) research roadmap, GIS analytical support, Delphi survey facilitation, a Regulatory Challenges Toolkit, and educational programs such as the Research Methodology Webinar Series and the AHRQ-funded Design for Implementation conference series. CNTR's revenue model is grant-funded operations: federal grants (DoD, NIH, AHRQ, PCORI, MTEC) pass through to investigator-led projects, supplemented by individual and organizational donations via the Friends of CNTR giving society. The organization employs 13 people (including a 7-person core staff) and partners with academic institutions (e.g., UAB on TRUCARE), industry (Tactuum on the Quris mobile app), and federal agencies.

Name

Coalition for National Trauma Research

Legal name

Coalition for National Trauma Research

Website

https://nattrauma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CNTR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national coordinating center for trauma research, serving as a coalition of 25-27 professional societies representing 232,000+ trauma care providers. It manages multi-site clinical studies, the National Trauma Research Repository, Common Data Elements, and patient engagement panels, funded primarily by federal grants (DoD, NIH, AHRQ).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Coordination Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA) (EDAOAJAO)

Keywords

• Clinical research coordination
• Trauma research services
• Multi-center study management
• Research data repository
• Clinical trial infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Research Grants: CNTR generates revenue through federal grants from Department of Defense (DoD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC). Since 2003, CNTR has garnered more than $136 million in funding for studies, research infrastructure projects and conferences.
2. Donations: Individual and organizational donations supporting research infrastructure projects, mentorship opportunities, and advocacy efforts. CNTR is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with donation tiers of $25, $50, $100, $200 for one-time or monthly contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CNTR operates as a national coordinating center for multi-center trauma research investigations. It provides end-to-end study management services (proposal preparation, grant acquisition support, regulatory compliance, multi-site coordination, central IRB, subcontract management) to trauma investigators and surgeon-scientists. CNTR also maintains proprietary research infrastructure including the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR), Common Data Elements (CDEs) framework, and the Injury Research Engagement Panel (I-REP), and advocates for sustained federal funding for trauma research.

Product overview

CNTR operates as a national research coordinating center offering an integrated suite of research infrastructure services and platforms rather than a traditional software product company. Core offerings include the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) for data sharing, Common Data Elements (CDEs) for standardized trauma research data collection, and the Trauma Clinical Guidance Repository for clinical guidelines access. Supporting services include comprehensive study management (proposal preparation, grant writing, regulatory coordination, multi-site implementation), the Injury Research Engagement Panel (I-REP) for patient-centered research, the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) roadmap, geo-spatial mapping support, and Delphi survey facilitation. Educational offerings encompass the Research Methodology Webinar Series and the Design for Implementation Conference Series. Major projects include CLOTT (VTE prophylaxis research) and the NIH-funded TRUCARE teletrauma initiative. CNTR does not hold formal product certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Study Management Services Comprehensive multi-site clinical study management services for trauma investigators and surgeon-scientists, including proposal preparation, grant acquisition support, regulatory compliance coordination, central IRB coordination, subcontract management, and study implementation across sites. CNTR serves as the coordinating center for large multi-center trauma clinical trials.
• National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) A comprehensive web platform for managing research datasets to support data sharing among trauma investigators. The NTRR is built on FITBIR structure and provides data access and sharing capabilities for trauma research studies. The repository is currently undergoing operational shutdown with data access available through December 31, 2026, as the underlying FITBIR infrastructure is being closed.
• Common Data Elements (CDEs) for Trauma Research Standardized data elements and definitions developed by panels of subject matter experts for trauma research, enabling harmonization across studies and increasing opportunities for secondary use. Includes 10 Core CDEs recommended for all prospective studies and five sets of Basic CDEs for specific care environments (epidemiology, prehospital, acute hospital, outcomes & rehabilitation, social determinants of health).
• National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) A national research roadmap developed through a DoD-funded initiative engaging 400+ military and civilian trauma surgeons and stakeholders. Deliverables include research gap papers, an Investigator Toolkit addressing regulatory challenges, and optimal patient outcomes and outcome measures for trauma research prioritization.
• Injury Research Engagement Panel (I-REP)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TactuumcoreTechnology or Integration · 20 February 2024Digital consulting firm that developed a Trauma Clinical Guidance Repository app featuring 200+ searchable guidance resources in multiple formats, as part of the Design for Implementation conference series MVP.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNTR serves as project partner on the NIH-funded TRUCARE teletrauma implementation toolkit project led by Dr. Zain Hashmi at UAB. CNTR provides scientific leadership and coordination for stakeholder engagement activities, including Delphi consensus process, scientific guidance, manuscript review, and dissemination.
• Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNTR and STN are partnering to identify and prioritize research gaps in geriatric trauma nursing. CNTR will administer a survey of 30 subject matter experts including trauma, ER and ICU nurses, nurse researchers, and nurse administrators.
• American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore member organization collaborating on trauma research, clinical guidelines, and the Trauma Quality Improvement (TQIP) platform for data collection.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN): An NIH-funded pediatric emergency care research network that coordinates multi-site trials, manages data infrastructure, and sets pediatric emergency care priorities. Directly comparable in structure to CNTR but with a pediatric emergency (rather than adult/pediatric trauma) lens.
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT): A nonprofit disease-research funder and clinical trial coordinating entity. Comparable as a model nonprofit that simultaneously funds, coordinates, and runs multi-center clinical trials — analogous to CNTR's coordinating-center role but in a different therapeutic area.
• Critical Path Institute (C-Path): A nonprofit that builds consortia and data standards to accelerate regulatory-grade research across multiple therapeutic areas. Comparable as a coordinating nonprofit focused on shared data infrastructure and regulatory science — adjacent to CNTR's NTRR/CDE work.

Direct peers

• Society of Trauma Nurses (STN): A core CNTR partner organization representing trauma nursing professionals across the continuum of injury care. Directly comparable as a multidisciplinary coalition partner with which CNTR jointly administers research gap surveys and runs nurse-focused trauma research collaborations.
• American Trauma Society (ATS): A national nonprofit dedicated to trauma care and prevention. Comparable to CNTR as a parallel advocacy-and-education nonprofit in the trauma space, focused on injury prevention, professional education, and federal funding advocacy.
• Western Trauma Association (WTA): A founding CNTR member organization of trauma surgeons and researchers primarily in the western U.S. Comparable as a multidisciplinary trauma society that runs multicenter studies and develops trauma research guidelines.
• American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST): A founding CNTR member organization and the leading academic trauma surgery society in North America. Directly comparable as it convenes trauma surgeon-scientists, publishes the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, and runs multi-institutional research committees.
• American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT): A core CNTR member organization and the dominant U.S. body setting trauma care standards and operating the TQIP data registry. Directly comparable because it also coordinates multi-center trauma research, sets clinical guidance, and partners on federal-funded studies — overlapping with CNTR's coordinating-center role.
• Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): A founding CNTR member organization focused on multidisciplinary trauma care and evidence-based practice. Directly comparable as a trauma research society that conducts multicenter trials, publishes practice management guidelines, and serves a similar investigator base.

Broad incumbents

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) — Common Data Elements: The federal institute that pioneered Common Data Elements across neurological disease research, providing the framework CNTR adapted for trauma. Comparable as a data-standards setter in federally coordinated clinical research.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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