Issue #12 | May 2026

Announcements

New Version of Linking App Coming Soon

The DCC has developed a new version of the THRIVE Linking App which brings it in line with the recent login infrastructure changes instituted at the University of Michigan. We will be distributing the new application package to your IT support personnel in the coming weeks.

Operational Update

Target Randomization: 13,000

Randomization counts as of May 20, 2026

Institution	Total Randomized	Institution	Total Randomized
Brigham and Women’s Hospital	253	University of California San Francisco	1,802
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	164	University of Michigan	995
Duke University Hospital	479	University of North Carolina	19
Henry Ford Detroit	249	University of Pennsylvania	130
Johns Hopkins	44	University of Texas Southwestern	20
Massachusetts General Hospital	189	University of Utah	684
MD Anderson	1,076	University of Virginia Health System	272
NYU Langone Medical Center	167	University of Washington	253
Oregon Health Science University	204	Wake Forest School of Medicine	281
Stanford University	65	Washington University	1,154
Temple University	36	Weill Cornell Medical College	689
University of Arkansas	232	Yale New Haven Hospital	910
		TOTAL:	10,367

96.8%

POD1 QoR15

99.5%

POD1 or POD30 Brice

98.2%

TIVA Adherence

99.7%

INVA Adherence

Patient Payment Emails - Reminder of Changes

What's new?

Patients will now receive an email from MyDataHelps when a study compensation payment has been processed. To enable this, the DCC added three new segments (0.17–0.19) in MyDataHelps Designer that trigger an automatic email notification at 7am EST, the day after the DCC processes a payment. The email informs patients that a check from the University of Michigan will arrive within 1–2 weeks.

Why did we make this change?

To better communicate to patients when they should expect payments and from which institution (UM)
Reduce confusion from patients asking where their payment is
Provide information to CRCs about when patients payments were processed

What to look for:

New segments in MyDataHelps Designer
New custom fields in the Participant Info tab of each patient's MDH profile
Paid Dates and compensation amounts in the Payment tab of MQUARK

New Segments in MyDataHelps Designer

Custom fields in MyDataHelps Designer Patient Profile

Updated Payment Tab in MQUARK

Personnel Change Form

New team members joining? Current team members departing? Please make sure to complete the Personnel Change Form so new hires get the training information they need, and systems access for people no longer on the team can be removed.

Getting to Know the Team - Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Michael Aziz, MD

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Dr. Aziz is a Professor and the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs at Oregon Health & Science University. While busy administratively, he has been passionate about research in airway management and serves as MPOG Site PI. As a long standing MPOG PI, he has watched OHSU's contribution and impact grow. When THRIVE was conceived, he was very excited to see MPOG take the natural steps from observation studies, to enhanced observational studies, to large scale clinical trials. The question asked is incredibly important to clinical anesthesiologists and he simply wanted to contribute to that answer. The coordination of this study and its leaders have been remarkable. It’s been awesome to see the study progress successfully.

Sarah Feller

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Sarah is the Clinical Research Manager for the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at OHSU. She has been an active member of research at OHSU for nearly 25 years and has enjoyed her transition from bench science to clinical research. She has really enjoyed participating in THRIVE and getting to reach out to community members who have chosen to participate in the trial. She thinks that the trial is going to provide important insight and improve clinical care for patients, and that has always been her motivation for working in research at OHSU. During her time outside of her clinical research duties, Sarah volunteers her time to coach shot put for a youth track and field program.

Claire May

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Hello everyone! Claire is the Clinical Research Coordinator of the THRIVE Study at OHSU in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Portland. Working on the THRIVE Study has given Claire insights into the field of anesthesia and clinical research. She is especially grateful for the opportunity to connect with patients and OR staff. In this role, she has improved her skills in clear communication, whether she is explaining the study to patients or communicating the protocol to the anesthesia team. Additionally, working in a fast-paced clinical environment has taught her how to stay organized and prioritize tasks. Overall, Claire is very thankful to work with such a hardworking and wonderful team. Fun fact: Outside of work, Claire enjoys running and kayaking!

Suggestion Box

We would love to hear from you! Please let us know if there is a team member you would like to recognize or celebrate in the next newsletter, or if there are other updates you would like to know about.

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Contract 2020C3-21106