Background: There are few data on patient and public involvement (PPI) in pragmatic trials.
We aimed to describe the prevalence and nature of PPI within pragmatic trials, describe …

Background Patient and public involvement (PPI), inclusion of members of the public as
active partners in the research process, can be a requirement of research funding. Limited …

Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has increased steadily over
the last two decades and is now both expected and appropriately resourced by many …

Background Randomised controlled trials are the cornerstone of evidence-based health
care, yet many trials struggle with recruitment and retention. All too often the methodologies …

All trials use protocols to standardize practice within and between trial centres and to enable
replication of an experiment across space and time. However, while 'centre effects' have …

Background Securing and managing finances for multicentre randomised controlled trials is
a highly complex activity which is rarely considered in the research literature. This paper …

Plain English summary Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) describes the active
involvement of patients and the public in the research process. Through PPI, patients and …

Plain Language Summary Funders of research are increasingly requiring researchers to
involve patients and the public in their research. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in …

Background/Aims Sharing trial results with participants is an ethical imperative but often
does not happen. Show RESPECT (ISRCTN96189403) tested ways of sharing results with …

Background There is growing recognition of the value of conducting qualitative research
with trials in health research. It is timely to reflect on how this qualitative research is …