Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment to clinical research studies in rheumatology

Mazin Mirza¹, Stefan Siebert^{2

3}, Arthur Pratt^{3

4

5}, Elspeth Insch³, Frances McIntosh³, John Paton³, Claire Wright^{2

3}, Christopher D Buckley^{3

6

7

8}, John Isaacs^{3

5

9}, Iain B McInnes^{2

3}, Karim Raza^{1

3

6

8

10}, Marie Falahee^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
² Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
³ Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre (RACE), Versus Arthritis, UK.
⁴ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁵ Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁶ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁷ Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁸ NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁹ Translational and Clinical Research Institute and Musculoskeletal Unit, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
¹⁰ MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 33938621
PMCID: PMC8242596
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1561

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment to clinical research studies in rheumatology

Mazin Mirza et al. Musculoskeletal Care. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;20(1):209-213.

doi: 10.1002/msc.1561. Epub 2021 May 3.

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Affiliations

¹ Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
² Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
³ Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre (RACE), Versus Arthritis, UK.
⁴ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁵ Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁶ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁷ Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁸ NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁹ Translational and Clinical Research Institute and Musculoskeletal Unit, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
¹⁰ MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 33938621
PMCID: PMC8242596
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1561

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Clinical research; participant recruitment; rheumatoid arthritis.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment to clinical research studies in rheumatology

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment to clinical research studies in rheumatology

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