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Table 1 Study timeline

From: Management of hypertension and multiple risk factors to enhance cardiovascular health in Singapore: The SingHypertension cluster randomized trial

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Protocol development

X

              

Training of research coordinators and physicians

X

 

X

X

   

X

       

Training of nurses for motivational counseling (yearly refresher training)

 

X

  

X

   

X

      

Obtaining informed consent, recruitment, and baseline interview

   

X

X

X

X

        

Auditing and site visit monitoring (every 2 weeks)

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trial supervision

  

X

   

X

   

X

   

X

Monthly Trial Management Committee meeting

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Telephone follow-up by nurses (monthly until 3 months and then every 3 months)

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Follow-up by clinical research coordinators (every 4 months by telephone; annually on site)

    

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Data Safety and Monitoring Board meeting (every 6 months)

 

X

  

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Trial Steering Committee Meeting (every 6 months)

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

Quality assessment

  

X

  

X

  

X

  

X

  

X

Progress or interim report

     

X

         

Data analysis

             

X

X

Manuscript writing

             

X

X

Final report

             

X

X