Recommendations
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More research on research should be done to identify factors associated with successful replication of basic research and translation to application in health care, and how to achieve the most productive ratio of basic to applied research
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Monitoring—periodic surveys of the distribution of funding for research and analyses of yields from basic research
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Research funders should make information available about how they decide what research to support, and fund investigations of the effects of initiatives to engage potential users of research in research prioritisation
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Monitoring—periodic surveys of information on research funders' websites about their principles and methods used to decide what research to support
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Research funders and regulators should demand that proposals for additional primary research are justified by systematic reviews showing what is already known, and increase funding for the required syntheses of existing evidence
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Monitoring—audit proposals for and reports of new primary research
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Research funders and research regulators should strengthen and develop sources of information about research that is in progress, ensure that they are used by researchers, insist on publication of protocols at study inception, and encourage collaboration to reduce waste
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Monitoring—periodic surveys of progress in publishing protocols and analyses to expose redundant research
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