Integrating quantitative and qualitative data during analysis in clinical trials of complex interventions: A scoping review protocol

We will conduct a scoping review, to identify and explore the rationales for, techniques chosen and the insights obtained by mixed methods integration. We aim to identify if/how integration techniques added value to randomised controlled trials of complex interventions, through confirming, contradicting or extending the separate quantitative and qualitative findings. We will use the findings and knowledge of research gaps to inform the second phase of a PhD project. This will be an investigative study, trialling integration techniques on secondary data to further probe the potential added value of mixed methods integration.