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Table 2 Summary of main interview themes

From: “We bleed for our community:” A qualitative exploration of the implementation of a pragmatic weight gain prevention trial from the perspectives of community health center professionals

Theme

Barriers

Facilitators

Balance trial implementation

• Recruitment challenges at start

• Initial provider buy-in

• Health center space

• Staff turnover

• Awareness of trial

• Focus on patients

• Fills treatment gap

• Consideration of time

• Flexibility of research team

Implications for dissemination in other clinical care settings

• Personnel power to sustain intervention

• Research-related costs and time

• Respect for implementation site

• Supports mission and values of implementation site

• Consideration of burden on staff

• Strong research collaboration from academic partners

• Economic impacts