Funding for cerebral palsy research in Australia, 2000–2015: an observational study

ObjectivesTo examine the funding for cerebral palsy (CP) research in Australia, as compared with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).DesignObservational study.SettingFor Australia, philanthropic funding from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) (2005–2015) was compared with Nation...

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Published in:BMJ open 2016-10, Vol.6 (10), p.e012924-e012924
Main Authors: Herbert, D L, Barnett, A G, White, R, Novak, I, Badawi, N
Format: Article
Language:English
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Australia
Biomedical Research - economics
Births
Cerebral Palsy
Competition
Councils
Disability
Financing, Organized - trends
Funding
Government grants
Humans
Medical research
Paediatrics
Philanthropy
Prevention
Quality of life
Research Support as Topic - trends
Researchers
United States
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Summary:ObjectivesTo examine the funding for cerebral palsy (CP) research in Australia, as compared with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).DesignObservational study.SettingFor Australia, philanthropic funding from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) (2005–2015) was compared with National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, 2000–2015) and Australian Research Council (ARC, 2004–2015) and CPARF and NHMRC funding were compared with NIH funding (USA).ParticipantsCerebral Palsy researchers funded by CPARF, NHMRC or NIH.ResultsOver 10 years, total CPARF philanthropic funding was $21.9 million, including people, infrastructure, strategic and project support. As competitive grants, CPARF funded $11.1 million, NHMRC funded $53.5 million and Australian Research Council funded $1.5 million. CPARF, NHMRC and NIH funding has increased in real terms, but only the NIH statistically significantly increased in real terms (mean annual increase US$4.9 million per year, 95% CI 3.6 to 6.2, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012924