Including service users in trials and rigorous studies in health and social care: developing a standard operating procedure for researchers
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Background Involving service users in research is encouraged as a way to improve research quality, relevance and accountability and is a pre-requisite for many funding bodies. Existing guidance for researchers on how to do this mainly discusses general principles. Some researchers may question the value, feasibility and impact of including service users and limit the scope of involvement. We defined service users as patients, carers, people eligible for a service or anyone relevant to the trial inclusion criteria.
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