The authors wish to apologize to readers for an incorrect element in Table 1 and Figure 1 in the original article [1]. The correct files have been included in this erratum. We also wish to thank Sara Heesterbeek for alerting us to our error.

Table 1 Interventions mentioned in research priorities identified by James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships, and among registered trials, 2003-2012
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Interventions mentioned in commercial trials, non-commercial trials and research priorities identified by James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships, 2003-2012