biostudies-literatureUnknown65(4)Markovic Zoya M<h4>Aim</h4>To assess the relationship between the attitudes of general practitioners/family medicine doctors (GP/FD) and of their patients toward industry-sponsored clinical research.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey included volunteer GPs/FDs who then enrolled and interviewed their patients. Data were analyzed in hierarchical models (patients nested in GPs/FDs, nested in countries/regions).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 201 GPs/FDs from nine European countries responded to the invitation and enrolled 995 of their patients. We observed mild associations between some of the GPs/FDs' attitudes (general opinion on sponsored clinical studies, appreciation of the general values of such studies, views about the importance of participant protection/privacy) and some of the patients' attitudesCroatian medical journal313-327https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11399717biostudies-literatureIs there a relationship between attitudes of general practitioners/family doctors and attitudes of their patients regarding industry-sponsored clinical investigations? A cross-sectional survey in a convenience sample of doctors and patients across nine European countries.PMC11399717Vidal-Alaball JPunosevac DUnluoglu IMarkovic Zoya MVucak JSukriev LMaziociglu MMKranjcevic KTrkulja VKurpas DJatic ZCojic MTodorovic NMatos de Oliveira CTundzeva MfalseIs there a relationship between attitudes of general practitioners/family doctors and attitudes of their patients regarding industry-sponsored clinical investigations? A cross-sectional survey in a convenience sample of doctors and patients across nine European countries.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess the relationship between the attitudes of general practitioners/family medicine doctors (GP/FD) and of their patients toward industry-sponsored clinical research.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey included volunteer GPs/FDs who then enrolled and interviewed their patients. Data were analyzed in hierarchical models (patients nested in GPs/FDs, nested in countries/regions).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 201 GPs/FDs from nine European countries responded to the invitation and enrolled 995 of their patients. We observed mild associations between some of the GPs/FDs' attitudes (general opinion on sponsored clinical studies, appreciation of the general values of such studies, views about the importance of participant protection/privacy) and some of the patients' attitudes2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Aug2025-04-20T00:45:10.871Z2025-04-20T00:45:10.871ZS-EPMC1139971739219195