Effectiveness of a virtual intervention for primary healthcare professionals aimed at improving attitudes towards the empowerment of patients with chronic diseases: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (e-MPODERA project)

Table 1 e-MPODERA randomized controlled trial stages

Stage	Procedure
Stage 1 1^st month	Face-to-face or virtual meetings with the selected PCPs in each of the 3 Spanish regions. Invitation to participate. Participation agreement form signed by the PCP director
Stage 2 1^st month	Face-to-face or virtual meetings in each selected PCP. Invitation to participate. Informed consent form signed by professionals who agree to participate
Stage 3 2^nd month	PAM questionnaire administration to all eligible patients (baseline)
Stage 4 2^nd month	PPOS questionnaire administration to all included professionals (baseline)
Stage 5 2^nd month	PCP randomization
Stage E 6 2-13^th month	Intervention group Virtual community of practice	Control group Usual training
Stage 7 14^th month	PPOS questionnaire administration to all included professionals (post intervention)
Stage 8 14 − 15^th month	PAM questionnaire administration to all eligible patients (post intervention)

PCP Primary-care practice, PAM Patient Activation Measure, PPOS Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale

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