ETC Process & Guidance
To determine where the study is at in the process, and what the next steps are, please use our guidance page.
The researcher should send their completed SoECAT to their NIHR Local Clincal Research Network(LCRN) AcoRD Specialist to be authorised.
Should researchers require support to complete the SoECAT, they should contact their LCRN Study Support Service as early as possible to request attribution support. The AcoRD Specialist in the Lead LCRN (meaning the LCRN that takes overall responsibility for the study within the NIHR CRN) must approve the final completed SoECAT prior to submission of the funding application for the application to be valid.
Should you have any queries, please contact etc.helpdesk@nihr.ac.uk who will be able to redirect your query.
Please ensure before contacting the ETC Helpdesk of the triage team for queries that the following are in place:
the study has received HRA/REC approval
the study is uploaded to CPMS and a profile is completed
the study has been triaged and commissioned as ICB
the study is in setup and approval has been received
Please follow the links below for payment model guidance and the Flowchart
The majority of studies will fit one of the six payment models listed below.
If these payment models are unsuitable or do not fit your study, please contact the etc.helpdesk@nihr.ac.uk.
ETC payments will be made to the site to which the recruitment is uploaded
ETC payments will be made to a single site or organisation irrelevant of the sites that have uploaded recruitment
ETC Payments are split between any number of sites, based on a predetermined percentage of the ppv
The ETCs payments are split between the recruiting sites and one intervention cost site based on a ratio
The total ETCs incurred at a recruiting site will be paid directly to the intervention site
The ETCs are attributed at a rate which reflects the costs born at an intervention site and a control site in a cluster randomised study
