Treweek, ShaunAltman, Doug GBower, PeterCampbell, MarionChalmers, IainCotton, SeonaidhCraig, PeterCrosby, DavidDavidson, PeterDevane, DeclanDuley, LeliaDunn, JanetElbourne, DianaFarrell, BarbaraGamble, CarrolGillies, KatieHood, KerryLang, TrudieLittleford, RobertaLoudon, KirstyMcDonald, AlisonMcPherson, GladysNelson, AnnmarieNorrie, JohnRamsay, CraigSandercock, PeterShanahan, Daniel RSummerskill, WilliamSydes, MattWilliamson, PaulaClarke, Mike2015-10-292015-10-292015-06-05Treweek, S, Altman, D G, Bower, P, Campbell, M, Chalmers, I, Cotton, S, Craig, P, Crosby, D, Davidson, P, Devane, D, Duley, L, Dunn, J, Elbourne, D, Farrell, B, Gamble, C, Gillies, K, Hood, K, Lang, T, Littleford, R, Loudon, K, McDonald, A, McPherson, G, Nelson, A, Norrie, J, Ramsay, C, Sandercock, P, Shanahan, D R, Summerskill, W, Sydes, M, Williamson, P & Clarke, M 2015, 'Making randomised trials more efficient : report of the first meeting to discuss the Trial Forge platform', Trials, vol. 16, 261. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0776-01745-6215ORCID: /0000-0001-7890-2854/work/79060628ORCID: /0000-0003-4043-7349/work/84131473ORCID: /0000-0001-5386-4097/work/91892194ORCID: /0000-0002-7239-7241/work/186968566http://hdl.handle.net/2164/5136Acknowledgments We are grateful for the contributions of Monica Ensini, Michela Guglieri, Peter Holding, Lynn McKenzie, Ken Snowden, and David Torgerson. The Edinburgh workshop was funded by the Network of MRC Hubs for Trials Methodology Research and the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen. The Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates. Funding The workshop was funded by the Network of MRC Hubs for Trials Methodology Research and the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen.9987668engrandomised controlled trialsmethodologyefficiencyresearch wasteR MedicineRJournal article10.1186/s13063-015-0776-016