Funding characteristics of randomised clinical trials supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

AIMS OF THE STUDY: Failure to publish publicly funded research represents a waste of scarce research resources across medical disciplines and countries. In Switzerland, about 40% of randomised clinical trials (RCTs) supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) were not published. We aimed to describe funding characteristics of published and unpublished RCTs supported by the SNSF, to quantify the amount of money spent for …

Authors

Amstutz A; Schandelmaier S; Frei R; Surina J; Agarwal A; Alturki R; von Niederhäusern B; von Elm E; Briel M; On Behalf Of The MAking Randomized Trials Affordable Marta Group