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Data Sharing and Embedded Research


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I find that my institution is paranoid about data sharing. We realize that if you want to continue to work with your healthcare partners, you may not be able to include some information, such as site, in cases where it would be possible to surmise which site is which. With pragmatic research, we are asking healthcare systems to disclose information that their competitors don’t have to disclose, which leaves the systems open for comparisons. On the other hand, if you don’t share all the data, then this limits the usefulness of them. For example, other investigators may not be able to use the data to replicate the trial. This is an evolving conversation; we want people to share as much as they can and still have the data be useful.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Data Sharing Concerns
  3. Data Sharing Solutions for Embedded Research
  4. Patient Perspectives on Data Sharing
  5. Data-sharing Policy at the NIH, Collaboratory, and HEAL
  6. Incentive Structure and Citations for Data Sets
  7. Preparing for Data Sharing
  8. Moving Forward
  9. Additional Resources
  10. FAQ


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Published December 17, 2018

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FAQ

  1. Introduction
  2. Data Sharing Concerns
  3. Data Sharing Solutions for Embedded Research
  4. Patient Perspectives on Data Sharing
  5. Data-sharing Policy at the NIH, Collaboratory, and HEAL
  6. Incentive Structure and Citations for Data Sets
  7. Preparing for Data Sharing
  8. Moving Forward
  9. Additional Resources
  10. FAQ

Citation:

Data Sharing and Embedded Research: FAQ. In: Rethinking Clinical Trials: A Living Textbook of Pragmatic Clinical Trials. Bethesda, MD: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Available at: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/chapters/dissemination/data-share-top/faq/. Updated September 25, 2025. DOI: 10.28929/105.