Overall cost of a randomized clinical trial per patient across 16 articles (converted to 2017 USD)

USD 43-103,254 per patient

USD per patient

“Overall costs of an RCT, as provided in 16 articles, ranged from USD 43-103,254 per patient”

Speich et al., Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2018, Systematic review on costs and resource use of randomized clinical trials, 2018-01

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2026-11-06

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The method behind these estimates was unclear in 12 of 16 articles, so treat the range as a sense of spread only.