Table 1 Online survey participants’ characteristics and use of clinical trial monitoring
Variable | Total (n = 132) | % |
|---|---|---|
Participants – clinical trial role | ||
 Principal investigator (PI) | 54 | 41% |
 Clinical trial nurse | 35 | 26% |
 Project manager | 21 | 16% |
 Quality manager | 4 | 3% |
 Study physician | 5 | 4% |
 Study monitor | 5 | 4% |
 Biostatistics | 2 | 1% |
 Pharmacists | 6 | 5% |
Number of participants who have conducted the following type of trial | ||
 Industry-/commercial-led, regulated clinical trial | 99 | 75% |
 Academic-led, regulated clinical trial | 104 | 78% |
 Non-regulated clinical trial | 79 | 60% |
Clinical trial experience (years) | ||
  < 1 | 5 | 4% |
 1–3 | 37 | 28% |
 4–6 | 14 | 11% |
  > 6 | 76 | 57% |
Conducted an international multicentre clinical trial | ||
 Yes | 93 | 70% |
 No | 39 | 30% |