Table 1

Publication characteristics of HTA Programme-funded primary research and trials (studies with a completion date)

 Primary research (n=155)Trials (n=126)
Any publicationHTA monographExternal journalAny publication
Number of studies published (%)144 (92.9%)137 (88.4%)97 (62.6%)118 (93.7%)
Median time to publication (months)23.026.535.524.0
Number of studies published at 30 months (%)107 (69.0%)87 (56.1%)66 (42.6%)85 (67.5%)