Specialist nurses’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to inviting adult NHS patients to participate in clinical research studies: a qualitative descriptive study

Background Specialist nurses often collaborate with researchers to facilitate recruitment of adult NHS patients, yet little is known about their experiences of inviting participation to research studies. It is well documented that clinical staff involved with recruitment often do not invite all potentially eligible patients, leading to underrecruitment and selection bias. Many barriers and facilitators perceived by clinical staff to inviting research participation have been identified, the majority of these relating to physicians or specific randomised controlled trials.