One in five researchers globally report being pressured by funders to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of “unfavorable” health behaviour intervention trials.
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Article Title: “He who pays the piper calls the tune”: Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings
Funding: Professor Wolfenden is funded by a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1128348) and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (Award Number 101175). Infrastructure funding was provided by Hunter New England Population Health and The University of Newcastle. Professor Kypri was funded by a University of Newcastle Brawn Senior Research Fellowship for his input to this study. A/Prof Serene Yoong is funded by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE170100382).
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255704
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“He who pays the piper calls the tune”: Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings
18-Aug-2021
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.