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Uploading accrual for studies starting pre-2008
After review of the National Musculoskeletal
Disorders Speciality Group portfolio, it became
evident that several studies that started prior to
the set-up of the NIHR portfolio were being
highlighted as under-recruiting to target. For many studies,
recruitment figures prior to 2008 were not being uploaded,
thereby affecting the % recruitment to target.
NIHR CRN CC guidelines on uploading recruitment data to the
standard template spreadsheet states “Running total - The total
of the number of participants that have been recruited into the
study. If recruitment began before April 2008, the running total
should also include all participants recruited before this date
(not all participants will be listed in the spreadsheet, but all
participants should be counted in the running total)…..The
running total is used to generate the Total accrual to date
percentage bar displayed on the study record in the public
Portfolio database.”
And in the FAQ section of the guidelines it states “As
activity-based funding allocations to CLRNs will be based on
activity from 1 April 2008, a line of data is required for every
study participant recruited after 31 March 2008. We encourage
study coordinators to provide a line of data for each participant
recruited prior to April 2008 in order to provide baseline data.
Where this is not possible we request that total numbers of
recruits are submitted wherever possible. When providing total
numbers these should be submitted to the accrual team as two
figures; recruitment for April 2007 to March 2008 and
recruitment prior to April 2007. Totals should include all
recruitment, including international recruits”
You can review these guidelines in full by going to:
http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/about_us/processes/portfolio/p_recruitment/
If you are experiencing specific problems with uploading your
recruitment you can contact the portfolio team at:
ccrn.portfolio@nihr.ac.uk