“Defining Feasibility and Pilot Studies in Preparation for Randomised Controlled Trials: Development of a Conceptual Framework” by Eldridge S. et al.

“The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose” by Louden et al.

“A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse” by Bugge C et al.

“Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions” by MRC, UK

“Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance” by Moore GF. et al.

“Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: Guidance for producers and users of research evidence” by MRC, UK

Consort 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

SQUIRE Guidelines: provides a framework that authors can use when developing proposals or writing research articles about quality improvement

HIQA Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies in Ireland (2018)

HIQA Guidelines for the budget Impact Analysis of Health Technologies in Ireland (2015)

HIQA Guidelines for Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness of Health technologies in Ireland (2011)

Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?

International Clinical Trials Registration Platform (run by the WHO)

European Clinical Trials Database (EudraCT): database of all regulated clinical trials which commenced in the EU from 1 May 2004

US National Library of Medicine database: database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies – regulated and unregulated - conducted around the world

COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative: development and application of agreed standardised sets of outcomes, known as ‘core outcome sets’

EQUATOR Network Library for health research reporting: an international initiative that seeks to improve reliability and value of health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research studies

Registry of Research Data Repositories

Zenodo Data Repository (OpenAIR)

Zenodo.org

Health Research Board Trials Methodology Research Network (TMRN)

HRB Clinical Research co-ordination Ireland (HRB CRCI)

HRB Critical Care Clinical Trials Network Ireland (HRB Critical Care CTNI)

HRB Mother & Baby Clinical Trials Network Ireland (HRB Mother & Baby CTNI)

HRB Primary Care Clinical Trial Network Ireland (HRB Primary Care CTNI)

Hrb-CRCI Clinical research networks

Primary care trials

HRB Stroke Clinical Trial Network Ireland (HRB Stroke CTNI)

Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, Galway (HRB CRFG)

Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, Cork (HRB CRFC)

Wellcome Trust-Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, St James’s Hospital (WT-HRB CRF SJH)

Clinical Research Facility, University College Dublin

Clinical Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging, St James’ Hospital Dublin

Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework: Provides tools for successful involvement of members of the public in research projects and for assessment of impacts

PPI cost calculator

European Patient Forum Value + Handbook: For Project Co-ordinators, Leaders and Promoters

On Meaningful Patient Involvement

The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships: Research priorities in disease areas set jointly by patients, clinicians and researchers

INVOLVE UK website for resources on Public and Patient Involvement in research

How to involve people in research

OECD Guidelines on Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases

ISBER Best Practices for Repositories

Molecular Medicine Ireland Biobanking Guidelines

NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources (2016)

Digital Curation Centre: How to develop a data management and sharing plan and examples DMPs

FAIR data principles FORCE 11

UK Concordat on Open Research Data (July 2016)

Guidelines on FAIR data management plans in Horizon 2020

FAIR at the Dutch centre for Life sciences

Registry of Research Data Repositories

Zenodo Data Repository (OpenAIR)

Zenodo.org About

Zenodo.org

Experimental Design Assistant (EDA): online tool for design of animal experiments

https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/experimental-design-assistant-eda

ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) guidelines

Examples of case studies in Health & Medicine where gender/sex in research matters

Gender Toolkit in EU-funded research for examples and guidance

The Cochrane Library: online collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties which summarise and interpret the results of medical research.

The Campbell Collaboration: promotes positive social and economic change through the production and use of systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis for evidence-based policy and practice

The Campbell Collaboration UK & Ireland: hub at Queens University Belfast

Sax Institute: embedding research into the fabric of policy, program and service delivery decisions