Interviews with pre-hospital trial researchers: overarching challenges and opportunities across the field
trauma
We identified four core themes, which detailed the barriers and enablers of conducting pre-hospital trials across the UK — some findings were specific to trauma trials and others were more generic for pre-hospital trials. The four themes are presented in detail below (with associated COM-B component in parentheses) and included: Lack of an established research culture; environmental challenges and opportunities; infrastructure influences; and motivation to participate influenced by clinical equipoise.