Questions for RECs, SGCs and researchers to consider
- Will the funder be in a position to prevent full publication?
- Will the researchers have protected autonomy to analyse and publish?
- Will the data be publicly available so others can do the same analyses to check?
- Is the study designed to get a meaningful answer? (e.g. is it fatally underpowered so as to miss a key health risk)?
- Is the right question being asked, given the evidence we know to date?