RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Cost of Research: A Survey of Participating Sites in a Nationwide Registry
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 702
OP 705
DO 10.3899/jrheum.141122
VO 42
IS 4
A1 Tress, Jenna L.
A1 Sherry, David D.
YR 2015
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/4/702.abstract
AB Objective. Much attention has been placed upon decreasing costs of clinical research. However, little has been studied about the effects on research completion. Methods. A survey was sent to all registry investigators and coordinators to determine the cost of enrollment in a national registry, whether sites had to supplement using their own funds, and whether the cost affected enrollment. Results. Results indicate that a majority of sites supplemented enrollment with their own funding (88%) and diagnoses requiring a lot of time to enroll were avoided. Conclusion. This survey showed that reimbursement rates were well below the costs of enrollment.