Assessing the carbon footprint of French academic clinical trials using the NIHR method
The NIHR tool is easily applicable to the context of French academic clinical studies. The total estimated carbon footprint of the two clinical trials was generally lower than what has been reported in the literature for academic studies. However, areas for improvement have been identified.
Authors
- Elodie Faurel-Paul
- Martine Tching-Sin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-1836)
- Cécile Auriault
- Laetitia Biron
- Laurent Flet
Institutions
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique de Nantes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111710
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00