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Table 1 Core components of the patient and public involvement in research (PPIR) communication leaflet intervention

From: The impact of advertising patient and public involvement on trial recruitment: embedded cluster randomised recruitment trial

1. The intervention advertising PPIR was in a leaflet format

2. The leaflet was in a booklet style

3. The leaflet was written in plain language, with an informal, conversational style

4. The leaflet included photographs of the PPIR patients and carers, who in their own voice describe how they were involved in the trial and what their impact has been

5. The leaflet included photographs of the research team

6. The leaflet aimed to show that PPIR was taken seriously and was not tokenistic, and aimed to provide an honest account of PPIR

7. The leaflet aimed to be eye catching: bold, bright print, large font, colourful