McHale, Calum https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9274-7261
Cruickshank, Susanne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0204-4739
Brown, Tamara https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1069-4627
Torrens, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3883-2502
Armes, Jo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-0796
Fenlon, Deborah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-8919
Banks, Elspeth
Kelsey, Tom https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-1458
Humphris, Gerald https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4601-8834
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate (HIP S/17/57)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2023
Accepted: 19 December 2023
First Online: 8 January 2024
Declarations
:
: This pilot trial has been approved by the NHS South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee (REC reference:18/SS/0135) and the University of St Andrews School of Medicine Teaching and Research Ethics Committee (UTREC Reference: MD14241). The data governance of the pilot trial was approved by the Scottish Government Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (PBPP reference: 1819–0256).
: Consent for publication was obtained by all participants through participant consent forms. All identifiable information was erased prior to publication.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.