Research Costs Investigated: A Study Into the Budgets of Dutch Publicly Funded Drug-Related Research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The costs of performing research are an important input in value of information (VOI) analyses but are difficult to assess.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the costs of research, serving two purposes: (1) estimating research costs for use in VOI analyses; and (2) developing a costing tool to support reviewers of grant proposals in assessing whether the proposed budget is realistic.

Methods

For granted study proposals from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), type of study, potential cost drivers, proposed budget, and general characteristics were extracted. Regression analysis was conducted in an attempt to generate a 'predicted budget' for certain combinations of cost drivers, for implementation in the

SUBMITTER: van Asselt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5775385 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature