The phrase "a primary research project" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a research initiative that involves the collection of original data or firsthand information.
Example: "The university is funding a primary research project focused on the effects of climate change on local ecosystems."
Alternatives: "an original research project" or "a fundamental research project".
Another difference between the LHP and other community-based educational initiatives is the emphasis that we have placed on the students regarding themselves as social science researchers engaged in a primary research project.
The sample for this study was extracted from a larger sample of a primary research project.
Because this was an evaluation of a public health program rather than a primary research project, the program evaluation was not reviewed by a human subjects research panel i.e. we did not seek a waiver from a human subjects research panel.
To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first primary research project focusing on the specific issue of long-term excess mortality associated with hip fractures.
He has worked as an evaluation consultant to charities and public sector organisations, and conducted a range of primary research projects on social policy issues.
A total of 155 primary research projects had a completion date; the median time to publication was 23 months (26.5 and 35.5 months to publish a monograph and to publish in an external journal, respectively) and 69% were published within 30 months.
We also propose revision of the current research ethics regulations and guidelines in Malawi in order to allow secondary use of biological samples and data collected from primary research projects as a way of maximizing the use of collected samples and data.
Using the standard of Ross et al, 8 HTA-funded research publishes promptly; 69% of primary research projects were published within 30 months, with a median time to publication of 23 months.
While we acknowledge the genuine ethical concern by the National Commission for Science and Technology that it is trying to avoid exploitation of biological samples and data collected in Malawi for research purposes, there is no empirical evidence that researchers can exploit samples and data they collect in primary research projects.
Of 458 included projects, 184 (40.2%) were primary research projects and 274 (59.8%) were evidence syntheses.
Most of the projects (83%) which were not published as monographs were primary research projects.
