title: The TARGET pain study: Lessons from a painful marathon.
abstract: This perspective article summarises the experience of conducting a multicentre research project. We describe expected and unexpected hurdles we experienced as well as suggesting possible solutions for researchers embarking on multicentre studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, Nambour, Queensland, Australia. ogilvie.thom@health.qld.gov.au.
authors.forename: Ogilvie N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerben
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-4552
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keijzers
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: David McD
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-6905
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fatovich
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Finucci
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Sang-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Armadale Health Service, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen Pj
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Bunbury Hospital, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Hugh Ma
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mitenko
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Joanna R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Joseph Ys
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Clinton R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Dane R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Chalkley
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011793:Queensland; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design
keywords: barriers; governance; multicentre research