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ticipant recruitment and enrollment; judge the appropriateness of the outcomes; and evaluate dissemination of results. A more immediate measure of success may be the award of funds to carry out the study because demonstration ofmeaningful engagement is a core aspect of funding. This work was part of a successful application for the Comparing Outcomes of Drugs and Appendectomy study, a pragmatic clinical trial fundedbyPatientCenteredOutcomesResearch Institute.6 Patient engagement is increasingly important in surgical research, andweencourageothers to share their strategies. Just as disseminationof clinical findings leads to improvements in outcomes, dissemination of engagement strategies may increase the success of future studies.