What we expect in return
Regular review of study milestone schedule
After adoption, we agree a study milestone schedule with the sponsor company to help us plan MHRN resources that we have agreed to commit. Researchers need to make time to talk to our industry team every few months to make sure the milestone schedule is kept up to date to enable us to deliver the support you need.
Keeping the NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio up to date
Research teams we support must provide and update information about their studies for the NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio Database. This includes a summary of your project, information about the study design, the organisation that is funding the research and contact details. Our industry team can help you input the necessary information about your study onto the Portfolio Database.
You must also supply information about the numbers of people recruited, usually once a month. Our industry team will update these details on the Portfolio Database for commercially-sponsored studies that we support, or study coordinators can log in to update these details themselves from any computer with internet access.
Acknowledging MHRN support
We also expect you to acknowledge MHRN support on any material you produce about your study, including information for participants, websites and papers published in academic journals.
We encourage research teams to use plain English in all material they produce to make sure it is accessible to as many people as possible.
Tell us about your results
And finally … we want you to tell us about the results of your research at the end of your study. We think it is best practice to notify mental health professionals working in services that have supported your research about your findings. We may also be able to help disseminate your results to a wider audience, and encourage research teams to tell participants about the conclusions of the study, wherever possible.
page last updated 26 September 2010