Table 1.

Translational research stages

Type	Type 0 translation (T0)	Type 1 translation (T1)	Type 2 translation (T2)
Definition	The fundamental process of translating findings and discoveries from social, behavioral and biomedical sciences into research applied to prevention intervention.	Moving from bench to bedside. Translation of applied theory to methods and program development.	Moving from bedside to practice and involves translation of program development to implementation.
Type	Type 3 translation (T3)	Type 4 translation (T4)	Type 5 translation (T5)
Definition	Determining whether efficacy and effectiveness trial outcomes can be replicated under real-world settings.	Wide-scale implementation, adoption and institutionalization of new guidelines, practices, and policies.	Translation to global communities. Involves fundamental, universal change in attitudes, policies, and social systems.