The role of Patient and public involvement (PPI) in pre-clinical spinal cord research: An interview study

Pádraig Carroll; Adrian Dervan; Ciarán McCarthy; Ian Woods; Cliff Beirne; Geoff Harte; Dónal O’Flynn; Cian O’Connor; Tara McGuire; Liam M. Leahy; Javier Gutierrez Gonzalez; Martyna Stasiewicz; Jack Maughan; John Quinlan; Éimear Smith; Frank Moriarty; Fergal J. O’Brien; Michelle Flood

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301626

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The role of Patient and public involvement (PPI) in pre-clinical spinal cord research: An interview study

Pádraig Carroll ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: padraigcarroll21@rcsi.com

Affiliations School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7211-9439

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Adrian Dervan,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Ciarán McCarthy,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation c/o Irish Rugby Football Union Charitable Trust, Dublin, Ireland
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Ian Woods,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Cliff Beirne,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (Royal College of Physicians in Ireland & RCSI), Dublin, Ireland
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Geoff Harte,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation c/o Irish Rugby Football Union Charitable Trust, Dublin, Ireland
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Dónal O’Flynn,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation c/o Irish Rugby Football Union Charitable Trust, Dublin, Ireland
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Cian O’Connor,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Tara McGuire,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Liam M. Leahy,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-5757

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Javier Gutierrez Gonzalez,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Martyna Stasiewicz,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Jack Maughan,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0716-2697

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John Quinlan,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
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Éimear Smith,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Frank Moriarty,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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Fergal J. O’Brien,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Michelle Flood

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland, PPI Ignite Network, Galway, Ireland
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The role of Patient and public involvement (PPI) in pre-clinical spinal cord research: An interview study

Pádraig Carroll,
Adrian Dervan,
Ciarán McCarthy,
Ian Woods,
Cliff Beirne,
Geoff Harte,
Dónal O’Flynn,
Cian O’Connor,
Tara McGuire,
Liam M. Leahy

Published: April 29, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301626

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