KCE Trials works closely together with public bodies funding trials in other countries and takes part in international initiatives on comparative effectiveness, pragmatic clinical research and publicly-funded trials.
Within the framework of the KCE Trials Programme, KCE selects and funds large, multi-centre pragmatic randomised trials but does not conduct them. Calls for research proposals are regularly published on the KCE website and mailed to those who are registered to receive news from the KCE Trials Programme.
The KCE Trials programme strongly recommends to have patients and public actively involved in the design of the study. This can include, for example, involvement in the choice of the research topic, choice of outcomes, assisting in the design, advising on the feasibility of the research etc.