Whellan David J, Ellis Stephen J, Kraus William E, Hawthorne Katie, Piña Ileana L, Keteyian Steven J, Kitzman Dalane W, Cooper Lawton, Lee Kerry, O'Connor Christopher M
Departmentof Cardiology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
Ann Intern Med. 2009 Sep 15;151(6):414-20. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-6-200909150-00006.
With the emergence of large multicenter trials over the past 20 years, the numbers of investigators involved and publications resulting from each study have grown exponentially. An efficient, fair, and effective way to establish authorship on study-related manuscripts could diminish conflict among the investigators and help ensure robust and timely dissemination of study results. This article describes a process developed by the investigators in the HF-ACTION (Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training) trial (ClinicalTrials.gov registration number: NCT00047437) to establish authorship of the manuscripts describing the baseline characteristics, study design, and trial outcomes in an equitable and transparent manner based on objective, quantifiable contributions to the study as a whole. The HF-ACTION investigators developed a scoring system that assigned points to investigators by using the criteria established for enrollment, adherence to the exercise program, data completion, committee service, and other trial efforts. The scoring system has been successfully implemented for baseline manuscripts and has allowed many investigators to participate in the HF-ACTION publication process.
在过去20年里，随着大型多中心试验的出现，参与每项研究的调查人员数量以及由此产生的出版物数量呈指数级增长。建立与研究相关稿件作者身份的有效、公平且高效的方法，可以减少调查人员之间的冲突，并有助于确保研究结果得到有力且及时的传播。本文描述了心力衰竭运动训练效果对照试验（HF-ACTION，ClinicalTrials.gov注册号：NCT00047437）的研究人员所制定的一个流程，该流程基于对整个研究的客观、可量化贡献，以公平、透明的方式确定描述基线特征、研究设计和试验结果的稿件的作者身份。HF-ACTION研究人员开发了一个评分系统，根据为入选、坚持运动计划、数据完成情况、委员会服务以及其他试验工作所设定的标准，为调查人员分配分数。该评分系统已成功应用于基线稿件，并使许多研究人员能够参与HF-ACTION的出版过程。
