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Table 4 METRC Coordinating Center personnel salary support and total funding amounts by cost model

From: How many sites should an orthopedic trauma prospective multicenter trial have? A marginal analysis of the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium completed trials

Personnel

Cost model 1 ($1M funding)

Cost model 2 ($3M funding)

Cost model 3 ($10M funding)

4-year MCCa costs: $133,056

4-year MCC costs: $362,736

4-year MCC costs: $1,132,560

First

Interim

Final

First

Interim

Final

First

Interim

Final

MCC PI

5%

2%

5%

10%

5%

10%

25%

15%

25%

Biostatistician

5%

2%

5%

10%

5%

10%

25%

15%

25%

Co-investigators

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

10%

5%

10%

Project director

10%

5%

5%

20%

15%

15%

50%

50%

50%

Study manager

5%

8%

5%

15%

20%

20%

50%

50%

50%

Data analyst

2%

2%

5%

10%

15%

15%

50%

50%

50%

IT staff

2%

1%

2%

5%

10%

5%

30%

30%

30%

Finance/admin

1%

1%

1%

5%

2%

5%

15%

15%

25%

  1. aMajor Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) Coordinating Center (MCC)