Conclusions
Our work shows the value of using a CC methodology to inform the intervention design and delivery within a trial. Working within the confines of a pragmatic trial, we sought opportunities to ensure that everyday citizens s had more involvement in the early stages of our work, beyond the standard practices seen in literature. To our knowledge, this is the first use of CCs in trial intervention design and delivery. Furthermore, we believe qualitative scoping research of this scale is very rare. . Though not all stages of the trial process were influenced by data collected by CCs, our experience highlights that it is a feasible approach to gaining an in-depth understanding of community perspectives, contexts and intervention feasibility in a way that extends beyond current formative research approaches. Importantly, it shows a route to widening participation to include everyday citizens in the development of science that seeks to be for their benefit.