A little more conversation please? Qualitative study of researchers’ and patients’ interview accounts of training for patient and public involvement in clinical trials

Table 2 Summary of interview topics covered

Researchers	Patient and public involvement (PPI) contributors
Expectations	Expectations
Researchers understanding of PPI	Previous experience of being a PPI contributor
Experience of including PPI in research	Expectations for what working on the current trial would be like
Any initial goals or plans for PPI in current trial
What happened?	What happened?
Stage of PPI implementation	How did they become involved in the trial?
Identifying and selecting PPI contributors	PPI contributor’s role
Roles of the PPI contributors	Relationship with research team
Overall experience of including PPI in the current trial	Relationship with research team
Impact	Impact
Perceived contributions of PPI	Any differences made to the trial as a result of their input
Challenges of including PPI	Any benefits to themselves of being involved
Challenges of including PPI	Any challenges of being involved
Training and support	Training and support
What training and support had been given to PPI contributors and views on this?	What training and support had they received and what are their views of training for PPI contributors?
Views and experiences of PPI training for researchers	What are their views on PPI training for researchers?

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