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Table 1 Clinical trial timeline

From: Changing the default for tobacco-cessation treatment in an inpatient setting: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Month

Stage

Milestones (by end of year, unless otherwise stated)

6–23

1: Early implementation

• 400 participants consented • 6-month outcome data collected on 200 participants • Manuscript on study design under review

24–39

2: Implementation

• Baseline data collected on 800 participants • 6-month data collected on 600 of participants • Data cleaned and prepared for analysis on half of all participants

40–51

3: Early analyses

• Complete consent of final 200 participants by midyear • 6-month data collection completed on all participants • Manuscripts on baseline characteristics of participants published

52–60

4: Analysis/dissemination

• All data cleaned and prepared for analysis • Conduct all outcome, mediator/moderator analyses • Manuscripts on study outcomes under review