TY - JOUR N1 - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions. ID - discovery10094392 AV - public EP - 572 JF - Journal of Clinical Urology N2 - Prior to any large-scale basic science or clinical research project being funded, it is important for researchers to gather preliminary data. This is essential for providing evidence for the feasibility of research projects and helping to design larger-scale studies. When gathering preliminary data one needs to consider how many data are required, how this work is to be funded and where and when the data will be generated. Most importantly researchers should ensure that the planned data collection will be meaningful, serve its intended purpose and follow the principles of good clinical practice. IS - 6 VL - 10 Y1 - 2017/11/01/ A1 - Winchester, CL A1 - Salji, MJ A1 - Kasivisvanathan, V UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/2051415817724713 SP - 568 TI - Gathering preliminary data KW - Preliminary KW - initial KW - pilot KW - small-scale KW - results KW - data KW - research KW - evidence KW - support KW - feasibility KW - evaluation KW - governance ER -