Systematic Techniques to Enhance rEtention in Randomised controlled trials: the STEER study protocol.
Katie GilliesPeter BowerJim ElliottGraeme MacLennanRumana S N NewlandsMargaret OgdenShaun P TreweekMary WellsMiles D WithamBridget YoungJill J FrancisPublished in: Trials (2018)
We believe this to be one of the first studies to apply a theoretical lens to the development of interventions to improve trial retention that have been informed by, and are embedded within, participants' experiential accounts. By developing and identifying priority interventions this study will support efforts to reduce research waste.