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Table 3 Reasons for including patient and public involvement (PPI) in the trial (n = 65)

From: Patient and public involvement (PPI) in UK surgical trials: a survey and focus groups with stakeholders to identify practices, views, and experiences

 

Number of trials (%)

Considered morally or ethically the right thing to do

47 (66.2%)

Believed to result in better research

46 (64.8%)

Required by funder(s)

44 (62.0%)

To improve recruitment of participants to this trial

40 (56.3%)

To improve retention of participants in this trial

28 (39.4%)

Institutional policy

19 (26.8%)

PPI contributor(s) offered their services

2 (2.8%)

Do not know

1 (1.4%)