Author:
Scheer Jordan,Leroy Taylor,Guillo Sylvie,Tubach Florence,Rozès Antoine,Verga-Gérard Amandine,Guillemin Francis,Lapeyre-Mestre Maryse,Chapron Anthony
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
Annually, the French Ministry of Health funds clinical research projects based on a national call for projects. Since 2013, the Ministry has prioritized funding of primary care. Projects selected for funding are made public without distinguishing the specific area of research. The objective of this study was to identify and describe the evolution of the primary care research projects funded by the Ministry of Health between 2013 and 2019.
Method
We reviewed all of the 1796 medical research projects funded between 2013 and 2019 and categorized projects as primary care projects by using a list of specific keywords. This list was established through two approaches: (1) selected by an expert committee, the RECaP primary care working group, and (2) using an automated textual analysis of published articles in the field. The keywords were used to screen the titles of the medical research projects funded. The abstracts (at www.clinicaltrials.gov) or details (from project leaders) were then analyzed by two independent reviewers to determine true primary care projects.
Results
Finally, 49 primary care projects were identified, representing 2.7% of all medical research projects funded, without any significant change over the period. These projects were predominantly interventional (69%), with a median number of patients expected per project of 902.
Conclusion
Despite the prioritization of primary care research in 2013 by the French ministry of health, the number and proportion of projects funded remains low, with no significant change over the years.
Trial registration
Not applicable.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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