Hindmarch, Sarah
Gorman, Louise
Hawkes, Rhiannon E.
Howell, Sacha J.
French, David P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manchester Cancer Research Centre (PhD studentship)
Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (IS-BRC-1215-20007)
Article History
Received: 25 January 2023
Accepted: 17 May 2023
First Online: 16 June 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was received from the University Research Ethics Committee, University of Manchester (Ref: 2019-7900-12761) and HRA and the study was carried out following the Good Clinical Practice principles and relevant regulations. All participants provided informed written or verbal consent prior to taking part in the study. Written consent was obtained for participants of face-to-face focus groups and interviews which were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Verbal consent was obtained for participants of online focus groups and telephone interviews using a consent script owing to logistical difficulties obtaining written consent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Verbal consent was audio-recorded separately to the focus group or interview. The verbal consent procedure was approved by the University Research Ethics Committee, University of Manchester (Ref: 2019-7900-12761) and HRA.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.