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. 2017 Nov 2;2(1):e10044. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.10044

Table 2.

Median and mean costs per subject for embedded PCTs (2015 USD equivalent)

Median (mean) Cost in USD Number of Trials
Funder of research
Ex‐US government funding 32 (401) 18
Other 16 (426) 10
US government funding 147 (569) 32
Country
USA 177 (569) 39
Non‐USA 27 (330) 24
Data collected specifically for trial's need
Yes 142 (589) 26
No 56 (400) 37
Patient reported outcomes collected
Yes 520 (765) 6
No 71 (447) 57
Disease area
Behavioral 931 (1467) 4
Cancer 105 (361) 5
CVD 135 (477) 12
Diabetes 215 (490) 5
Emergency 213 (672) 3
General 16 (278) 9
Infectious diseases 56 (466) 16
Musculoskeletal 356 (356) 2
Other 44 (44) 2
Respiratory 378 (294) 5
Type of interaction
Audit and feedback 79 (139) 8
Care management 631 (631) 2
Comparative effectiveness 360 (877) 6
Decision support tools 105 (866) 11
Education 29 (749) 4
Financial 32 (32) 1
Multifaceted 77 (337) 6
Organizational 19 (367) 5
Reminders and prompts ‐patients 150 (194) 14
Reminders and prompts ‐ physicians 23 (556) 6
Data source
EHR 105 (732) 24
Registry, administrative data base 42 (339) 29
Mixed 140 (271) 10
Randomization
Individual 204 (362) 16
Cluster 71 (517) 47
Informed consent
Yes 553 (845) 10
No 76 (408) 48
Pediatric population
Yes 33 (746) 9
No 103 (404) 44
Mixed 24 (558) 10