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Primary-study support: design, protocol, sample size, instruments, analysis after collection.
Important notice
IXPath does not provide participants or patients and does not collect primary data on behalf of researchers. Participant recruitment, site access, consent and data collection remain the responsibility of the researcher and their institution.
Overview
What this pathway is
For prospective studies, cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, clinical trials and other primary research designs.
Support is methodological and analytical: we help you design a study that will survive review, and we analyse the data once you have collected it.
Fit
Who it is for
- Researchers with institutional access to participants or clinical settings
- Departments running audits, registries or prospective cohorts
- Postgraduate students conducting primary data collection
Scope
Possible research types
Process
Workflow
- 01
Research question
Define a question that is answerable within your access and timeline.
- 02
Study design
Design selection, bias control, comparator and outcome definition.
- 03
Protocol
Full protocol suitable for ethics committee submission.
- 04
Sample size
Power calculation with documented assumptions.
- 05
Instruments
Data collection form and variable coding structure.
- 06
Analysis & writing
Analysis after you deliver the collected, de-identified data, then writing support.
Scope Clarity
What's included / not included
Included
- Research question and study design support
- Protocol development
- Sample size and power calculation
- Data collection form and codebook design
- Statistical analysis plan
- Statistical analysis after receiving your collected data
- Scientific writing and publication support
Not included
- Recruitment of participants or patients — not provided.
- On-site or remote primary data collection on your behalf — not provided.
- Ethics committee approval on your behalf — you remain the applicant.
- No guarantee of journal acceptance or publication.
- No purchased or gifted authorship — authorship follows documented contribution.
- No ghostwriting of work you must author yourself.
- No manipulation of data, results or references.
Before You Start
Requirements
- Institutional affiliation and access to the study population
- Ethics/IRB approval obtained by you or your institution
- De-identified data delivered through an agreed secure channel
Deliverables
Expected outputs
- Protocol
- Sample size justification
- Data collection instrument
- Analysis outputs
- Manuscript draft
On authorship
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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