Gillies, KatieBower, PeterElliott, JimMacLennan, GraemeNewlands, Rumana S NOgden, MargaretTreweek, Shaun PWells, MaryWitham, Miles DYoung, BridgetFrancis, Jill J2018-05-012018-05-012018-03-27Gillies, K, Bower, P, Elliott, J, MacLennan, G, Newlands, R S N, Ogden, M, Treweek, S P, Wells, M, Witham, M D, Young, B & Francis, J J 2018, 'Systematic Techniques to Enhance rEtention in Randomised controlled trials : the STEER study protocol', Trials, vol. 19, 197. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2572-01745-6215PubMedCentral: PMC5869766ORCID: /0000-0001-7890-2854/work/47220227ORCID: /0000-0002-1039-5646/work/98038590ORCID: /0000-0003-4563-152X/work/169078792ORCID: /0000-0002-7239-7241/work/186968514http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10396Funding: This research is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Department (HIPS/16/46). This manuscript is supported by an Institutional Strategic Skills Award (Women’s returner award held by KG) at the University of Aberdeen which is funded by the Wellcome Trust.636448engTrialsRetentionNon-retentionDropoutTheoryInterventionInterviewsR MedicineWellcome TrustChief Scientist Office (CSO)HIPS/16/46RJournal article10.1186/s13063-018-2572-019