Patient and public involvement
infection
INFECTION, SECONDARY
Patients and the public were involved from the start of the programme of research during the development of the initial pilot study and this definitive RCT. A parent/patient survey helped to set the primary and secondary outcomes, for example the decision to have co-primary outcomes of infection and cosmetic appearance. A patient representative was a trial co-investigator, a member of the trial management group, and involved at every stage of study design and delivery. They provided advice on the burden of participation, provision of patient information, and subsequent dissemination.