Decision tool
How many hours does drafting a project take at your institution?
Nothing is assumed. You choose who works, you build your own figure task by task, then you decide how much human time you keep. The tool only subtracts.
Everything is editable. The values already shown are our sourced default estimates — replace them with your figures.
Who do you mobilise to design a research project?
| Profile | Involved |
|---|---|
Project manager | |
Clinical research associate | |
Methodologist | |
Biostatistician | |
Investigator |
| Task | DRCI team | Investigator |
|---|---|---|
| 1Literature review | – | – |
| 2Analysis of existing trials | – | – |
| 3Methodological structuring | – | – |
| 4Synopsis drafting | – | – |
| 5Regulatory classification | – | – |
| 6Internal DRCI review | – | – |
| 7Protocol drafting | – | – |
| Total | 58 – 128 h | — |
Defaults: Protocolis market study v4 §3.2, cross-checked against the F-CRIN 2023 report and the CHOS 2022 survey.
Our promise
maximum time with ProtocolisHuman validation kept
Regulatory checks, methodological arbitration, sponsorship decision. Protocolis helps with structure; qualification remains your responsibility. No default value.
Clinical arbitration and review kept
Design and endpoint choices, review of the literature synthesis, replies to DRCI feedback. No default value.
What your simulation reveals
Choose at least one profile involved in the research project.