Acute care hospitals in Canada (n = 419) and participant enrolment in a CIHR-funded clinical study on COVID-19 (randomized controlled trials or cohort studies)*
| Characteristic | Hospitals in Canada that enrolled at least 1 participant n = 97 | Hospitals in Canada that enrolled no participants n = 322 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of hospitals | ||||
| University | 25 | 10 | ||
| University-affiliated | 39 | 26 | ||
| Community | 33 | 258 | ||
| NA | 0 | 28 | ||
| No. of beds | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 422 (280–521) | 76 (35–166) | ||
| NA | 1 | 75 | ||
| Total | 40 975 | 28 012 | ||
| Research staff participating in CIHR-funded studies on COVID-19 (FTE) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 1.25 (0.0–5.5) | 0 (0–0) | ||
| NA | 27 | 182 | ||
| Research team available outside working hours | Yes = 33, No = 34, NA = 30 | Yes = 22, No = 122, NA = 178 | ||
| Local experience with deferred consent | Yes = 53, No = 15, NA = 29 | Yes = 29, No = 117, NA = 176 | ||
| Local experience with co-enrolment | Yes = 56, No = 12, NA = 29 | Yes = 30, No = 114, NA = 178 | ||
| Research pharmacy | Yes = 65, No = 3, NA = 29 | Yes = 32, No = 114, NA = 176 | ||
| Province | Enrolled at least 1 participant n = 97 | Enrolled no participants n = 322 | Percentage of hospitals participating in studies at the provincial level | Provincial distribution of hospitals participating in studies n = 97 |
| Alberta | 13 | 17 | 43.3 | 13.4 |
| British Columbia | 13 | 31 | 29.5 | 13.4 |
| Manitoba | 3 | 11 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 20 | 9.1 | 2.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| Ontario | 43 | 75 | 36.4 | 44.3 |
| Quebec | 18 | 109 | 14.2 | 18.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 14 | 12.5 | 2.1 |
Note: CIHR = Canadian Institutes of Health Research, FTE = full-time equivalent, IQR = interquartile range, NA = not available.
↵* The full list of hospitals is available in Appendix 1, Table S3 (available at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230760/tab-related-content).