Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomized controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Sharon McCann; Ellen Murphy; Rumana Newlands; Thomas Ward; Linda Biesty; Edmund Brooks; Claire Carswell; Firoza Davies; Danielle Edwards; Nicola Farrar; Nicola Mills; Adwoa Parker; Alba Realpe; Leila Rooshenas; Louise Ting; Katrina Turner; Katie Gillies

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112185

Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomized controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Sharon McCann
, Ellen Murphy
, Rumana Newlands
, Thomas Ward
, Linda Biesty
, Edmund Brooks
, Claire Carswell
, Firoza Davies
, Danielle Edwards
, Nicola Farrar
, Nicola Mills
, Adwoa Parker
, Alba Realpe
, Leila Rooshenas
, Louise Ting
, Katrina Turner
, Katie Gillies

School of Public Health

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Journal	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112185
Publication status	Published - May 2026

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McCann, S., Murphy, E., Newlands, R., Ward, T., Biesty, L., Brooks, E., Carswell, C., Davies, F., Edwards, D., Farrar, N., Mills, N., Parker, A., Realpe, A., Rooshenas, L., Ting, L., Turner, K., & Gillies, K. (2026). Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomized controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112185

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