|
Roles and affiliations of participants
|
Chief investigator
|
Trial statistician
|
Trial methodologist
|
Trial manager
|
Health economist
|
Senior researcher/trial oversight
|
PPI representative
|
Affiliation to journala
|
Affiliation to funding panelb
|
Affiliation to RDSc
|
|---|
|
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 journala
| | | | | | | |
24
|
16
|
7
|
|
Affiliation to funding panelb
| | | | | | | | |
18
|
8
|
|
Affiliation to RDSc
| | | | | | | | | |
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
