The impact of the coronavirus disease of 2019 on research

Alsiri, Najla F.; Alhadhoud, Meshal A.; Palmer, Shea

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. Extreme control measures have been applied globally. Borders between countries have been closed, and quarantining and physical distancing have been practiced. These control measures come at a socioeconomic cost, and certainly come at the expense of scientific research. Clinical research often involves human to human interaction; however, such interaction has become hazardous due to the highly contagious nature of COVID-19. The extreme control measures applied globally are relatively novel and form the main challenges to ongoing research. Continuation of research studies that were in process during the pre-pandemic phase is challenging. Researchers have taken one of two routes: a temporary pause, or continuation during the pandemic. The Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre reported that 54% of commercial studies and 12% of non-commercial studies had continued as planned [1]. We wish to highlight potential issues with continuing clinical research throughout the pandemic......

• Journal Article Type: Letter
• Acceptance Date: Sep 27, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Sep 29, 2020
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 30, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
• Print ISSN: 0895-4356
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 129
• Pages: 124-125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.09.040
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6727170