Randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes for people living with multiple long-term conditions: Protocol for a systematic review of methodological approaches, risk of bias and reporting quality

• Lisong Zhang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0289-2933

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• Elizabeth Fisher,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Naomi Bradbury,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-6301

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• Natalie Darko,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliation NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Kamlesh Khunti,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliations NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Selina Lock,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Library and Learning Services, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Sally J. Singh,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Sharon A. Simpson,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Research Council and Scottish Chief Scientist Office, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Ellesha Smith,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Susan M. Smith,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

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• Rod S. Taylor,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Medical Research Council and Scottish Chief Scientist Office, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, School of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Miles Witham,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

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• Hannah Young,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Laura J. Gray

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lg48@le.ac.uk

  Affiliations Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-9321

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