How are progression decisions made following external randomised pilot trials? A qualitative interview study and framework analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

Roles and affiliations of participants	Chief investigator	Trial statistician	Trial methodologist	Trial manager	Health economist	Senior researcher/trial oversight	PPI representative	Affiliation to journal^a	Affiliation to funding panel^b	Affiliation to RDS^c
Chief investigator	13	1	1	0	0	2	0	13	9	2
Trial statistician		7	4	0	0	3	0	6	5	4
Trial methodologist			8	0	1	5	0	6	6	5
Trial manager				6	0	2	0	2	0	0
Health economist					1	1	0	1	1	1
Senior researcher/trial oversight						10	0	8	7	3
PPI representative							6	1	2	2
Affiliation to journal^a								24	16	7
Affiliation to funding panel^b									18	8
Affiliation to RDS^c										9

Note that Table 1 demonstrates the overlap in participant roles. For example, six trial managers were interviewed, two were senior researchers or provided trial oversight, and two were or were previously affiliated to a journal, e.g. in an editorial or peer reviewer capacity
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^aIncludes both current and previous affiliations in editorial or peer reviewer capacity
^bIncludes both current and previous affiliations as a formal panel member or peer reviewer of funding applications
^cIncludes both current and previous affiliations to an RDS

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