What is it about?
There is limited knowledge about what the public understand about sustainable clinical research. We should learn more about this so we can work with the public to design more sustainable research studies. This protocol describes a study that will involve the design and distribution of a public survey to learn more about this. The study has two phases: Phase One will bring researchers and members of the public together to co-develop a research survey during workshops. This will ensure the survey questions are relevant and accessible. The workshop process will be recorded and written up to explore how the development process worked. Phase Two will include sending out the survey, analyzing and writing up the results. The results will inform the researchers about which knowledge gaps the public face about sustainable clinical research.
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Why is it important?
It is important to understand what are the knowledge gaps about public understanding of sustainable clinical research. Patients and members of the public are key stakeholders in clinical research and their views and opinions are relevant and necessary to inform how we design and conduct research.
Perspectives
We must recognize the environmental impact of our research activities and how we might tackle this in a way that includes all relevant people. Designing research with patients and members of the public is important and the right thing to do. We can work together to tackle one of the planets greatest challenges.
Dylan Keegan
University College Dublin
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This page is a summary of: Co-developing a survey on public understanding of sustainable clinical research: A study protocol, PLOS One, May 2026, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342279.
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