Are there costs for obtaining Sleep Heart Health Study data?
A. Whether collaborating investigators need to pay for the cost of data acquisition depends on the nature of the request. The Reading Center has developed a web-based data-sharing system with support from the NHLBI and there are no costs for accessing and using this website. However, costs may be incurred for the development of more complex databases involving the individual-level covariate data. Persons submitting grant applications that will be based around the Sleep Heart Health Study need to include these costs in their request. We ask that investigators work with the Sleep Heart Health Study Coordinating Center in advance of submission of grant applications to assure that proper funding will be requested.
