Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review
BackgroundDegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common, disabling condition of symptomatic cervical spinal cord compression that requires significant research advances to improve patient outcomes. A James Lind Alliance Partnership recently identified the top research pr...
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| author | Henry Bestwick Jye Quan Teh Oliver Mowforth Ben Grodzinski Mark Kotter Benjamin Davies |
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BackgroundDegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common, disabling condition of symptomatic cervical spinal cord compression that requires significant research advances to improve patient outcomes. A James Lind Alliance Partnership recently identified the top research priorities for DCM. To effectively address these priorities, appropriate funding of DCM research is essential.
ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to review current funding in DCM research and highlight future research funding opportunities.
MethodsA systematic search of Web of Science for “cervical AND myelopathy” was conducted. Papers exclusively studying DCM with declared funding and published between January 1, 1995, and March 21, 2020, were considered eligible. Funding sources were classified by country of origin and organization type. A grant search was also conducted using Dimensions.ai (Digital Science Ltd).
ResultsA total of 621 papers were included, with 300 unique funding bodies. The top funders were AO Spine (n=87); National Institutes of Health, USA (n=63); and National Natural Science Foundation, China (n=63). Funding sources in the USA (n=242) supported the most DCM research, followed by China (n=209) and Japan (n=116). Funding in the USA was primarily provided by corporate or nonprofit organizations (146/242, 60.3%), while in China, the majority of funding was from institutions (208/209, 99.5%). Dimensions.ai gives an estimate for the total declared grant funding awards for DCM-specific research. Data here showed 180 grants awarded specifically for DCM research, with a total value of US $45.6 million since 1996.
ConclusionsDCM funding appears to be predominantly from the USA, China, and Japan, aligning with areas of high DCM research activity and underpinning the importance of funding to increasing research capacity. The existing funding sources differ from medical research in general, representing opportunities for future investment in DCM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a407046b87147bf83ec09e80efe46012023-08-28T22:24:30ZengJMIR PublicationsInteractive Journal of Medical Research1929-073X2022-06-01111e3619410.2196/36194Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping ReviewHenry Bestwickhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-7417Jye Quan Tehhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0286-2953Oliver Mowforthhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-745XBen Grodzinskihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-4718Mark Kotterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5145-7199Benjamin Davieshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0591-5069 BackgroundDegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common, disabling condition of symptomatic cervical spinal cord compression that requires significant research advances to improve patient outcomes. A James Lind Alliance Partnership recently identified the top research priorities for DCM. To effectively address these priorities, appropriate funding of DCM research is essential. ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to review current funding in DCM research and highlight future research funding opportunities. MethodsA systematic search of Web of Science for “cervical AND myelopathy” was conducted. Papers exclusively studying DCM with declared funding and published between January 1, 1995, and March 21, 2020, were considered eligible. Funding sources were classified by country of origin and organization type. A grant search was also conducted using Dimensions.ai (Digital Science Ltd). ResultsA total of 621 papers were included, with 300 unique funding bodies. The top funders were AO Spine (n=87); National Institutes of Health, USA (n=63); and National Natural Science Foundation, China (n=63). Funding sources in the USA (n=242) supported the most DCM research, followed by China (n=209) and Japan (n=116). Funding in the USA was primarily provided by corporate or nonprofit organizations (146/242, 60.3%), while in China, the majority of funding was from institutions (208/209, 99.5%). Dimensions.ai gives an estimate for the total declared grant funding awards for DCM-specific research. Data here showed 180 grants awarded specifically for DCM research, with a total value of US $45.6 million since 1996. ConclusionsDCM funding appears to be predominantly from the USA, China, and Japan, aligning with areas of high DCM research activity and underpinning the importance of funding to increasing research capacity. The existing funding sources differ from medical research in general, representing opportunities for future investment in DCM.https://www.i-jmr.org/2022/1/e36194 |
| spellingShingle | Henry Bestwick Jye Quan Teh Oliver Mowforth Ben Grodzinski Mark Kotter Benjamin Davies Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review Interactive Journal of Medical Research |
| title | Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review |
| title_full | Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review |
| title_short | Existing Funding Sources in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Research: Scoping Review |
| title_sort | existing funding sources in degenerative cervical myelopathy research scoping review |
| url | https://www.i-jmr.org/2022/1/e36194 |
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