Johnson, Sonia
Birken, Mary
Gafoor, Rafael
Nyikavaranda, Patrick
Kular, Ariana
Parkinson, Jordan
Fraser, Kathleen Lindsay
Hardy, Jackie
Holden, Mark Keith
Mitchell, Lizzie
Seale, Janet
Stone, Cady
White, Valerie Christina
Blakley, Louise
Lay, Barbara
Wood, Lisa
Freemantle, Nick
Mbeah-Bankas, Henrietta
McCrone, Paul
Lobban, Fiona
Lloyd-Evans, Brynmor
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR20173)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 29 December 2025
Declarations
:
: Full Health Research Authority (HRA) and NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC) approval was granted by the London-Bromley Research Ethics Committee (IRAS: 300671; Protocol number: 143180; REC reference: 21/LO/0734). The trial sponsor was the Joint Research Office for UCL and UCLH (Ref: 143180). All participants gave written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.