Table 2.
The frequency and percentages of respondents submitting the different types of reports to organisations and reporting platforms
| Funder(s) | Researchfish* | Sponsor† | Ethics committee | CRN | CTU | HEI | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Progress updates | 126 (89) | 56 (39) | 18 (13) | 38 (27) | 11 (8) | 8 (6) | 21 (15) |
| Final report | 107 (75) | 29 (20) | 17 (12) | 29 (20) | 5 (4) | 10 (7) | 21 (15) |
| Dissemination | 91 (64) | 84 (59) | 8 (6) | 7 (5) | 4 (3) | 5 (4) | 38 (27) |
| Budget | 88 (62) | 5 (4) | 12 (8) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 5 (4) | 59 (42) |
| Impact | 76 (54) | 80 (56) | 11 (8) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 5 (4) | 47 (33) |
| Engagement | 73 (51) | 64 (45) | 6 (4) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 (3) | 23 (16) |
| PPI | 69 (49) | 25 (18) | 8 (6) | 14 (10) | 2 (1) | 5 (4) | 15 (11) |
| Recruitment updates | 66 (46) | 12 (8) | 13 (9) | 18 (13) | 33 (23) | 11 (8) | 16 (11) |
| Ethics approvals | 59 (42) | 5 (4) | 31 (22) | 65 (46) | 8 (6) | 12 (8) | 41 (29) |
| Protocol changes | 57 (40) | 2 (1) | 31 (22) | 59 (42) | 8 (6) | 15 (11) | 18 (13) |
| Personnel changes | 57 (40) | 6 (4) | 15 (11) | 9 (6) | 5 (4) | 8 (6) | 32 (23) |
| Awards | 46 (32) | 61 (43) | 9 (6) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 45 (32) |
| Collaboration | 43 (30) | 60 (42) | 7 (5) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (3) | 34 (24) |
| Interim analysis | 28 (20) | 4 (3) | 8 (6) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 8 (6) | 3 (2) |
| Average number of reports completed per respondent | 7 (SD: 4) | 3 (SD: 3) | 1 (SD: 3) | 2 (SD: 2) | 1 (SD: 1) | 1 (SD: 2) | 3 (SD: 3) |
n=143; bold indicates top 2 submitted documents for each organisation based on percentages.
*Researchfish is an external reporting platform used by funding organisations to collect data on funded projects.
†Reported only if not HEI.
CRN, Clinical Research Network; CTU, Clinical Trials Unit; HEI, Higher Education Institution; PPI, patient and public involvement.