Jackson, Gillian
Constable, Grant
Williams, Bronwen
Cohen, Judith
Huang, Chao
Halliwell, Julie
Roberts, Helen
Harman, Daniel
Taylor, Paul
May, Peter
O’Cathain, Alicia
Hosie, Annmarie
Agar, Meera
Johnson, Miriam
Murtagh, Fliss E. M.
Pearson, Mark
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR161360)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2026
Accepted: 28 June 2026
First Online: 24 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the NHS Health Research Authority Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee (Ref.:25/YH/0071) on 28th April 2025 and NHS Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (Ref.: 25/CAG/0045) on 20th May 2025.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Dissemination: Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentation, and relevant stakeholder networks. Results will be shared with participating sites, and where appropriate, participants, and reported in the trial registry.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.