Patient and public involvement in the design of clinical trials: An overview of systematic reviews.
Amy I PriceLoai AlbarqouniJo KirkpatrickMichael ClarkeSu May LiewNia Wyn RobertsAmanda BurlsPublished in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2017)
Involving patients and the public in clinical trials design can be beneficial but requires resources, preparation, training, flexibility, and time. Issues to address include reporting deficits for risk of bias, study quality, and conflicts of interests. We need to address these tensions and improve dissemination strategies to increase PPI and health literacy.