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Variability in clinical study start-up time. The chart shows the median number of days it took for studies at 34 cystic fibrosis clinical research sites supported by National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards to move from receipt of the regulatory packet to the first patient enrolled. Data covers October 2008 through March 2011, during which time each site began an average of eight studies.
