Green, Heidi R.
Dawson, Annabel
Elfeky, Adel
Pickles, David
Treweek, Shaun
Gillies, Katie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate (HIPS/18/04, HIPS/18/04, HIPS/18/04, HIPS/18/04, HIPS/18/04, HIPS/18/04)
Article History
Received: 12 December 2022
Accepted: 1 October 2023
First Online: 11 October 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine Ethics Review Board, (CERB/2020/1/1841). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: ST is an Editor-in-Chief of Trials, a BMC journal, HG is also an Associate Editor of Trials. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.