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Table 2 Study procedures

From: The Best Services Trial (BeST?): a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of New Orleans Intervention Model with services as usual (SAU) for infants and young children entering care

Study procedure

Visit 1

Visit 2

Randomisation automated system

Visit 3 (baseline)

4–14 weeks post-care entry

Visit 4 (follow-up)

15 months post-care entry

Visit 5 (final follow-up)

2.5 years post-randomisation

Interview or focus group

Provision of study information

✓

✓

     

Consent

 

✓

     

Randomisation

 

✓

    

SDQ

To be completed for children aged 2 and over, according to age of child:

• 2–4y, 4–17y

   

✓

✓

✓

 

PIR-GAS

To be completed for all children

   

✓

✓

✓

 

ITSEA

To be completed for children aged 12–35 months

   

✓

✓

  

DAI

To be completed if child 12 months and over

   

✓

✓

✓

 

DAWBA

To be completed for children aged 2 and over, according to age of child:

• 2–4y, 4–17y

   

✓

✓

✓

 

Service use questionnaire

To be completed for all children

   

✓

✓

✓

 

TIMB

To be completed for all children

   

✓

✓

✓

 

Observational Checklist for RAD

To be completed if child 12 months and over

   

✓

✓(if not collected V3)

  

Cognitive assessment

• WPPSI III—30–47 months,

• WPPSI III—48–87 months

• WISC IV—children + 87 months

   

✓ (optional)

✓ (optional)

✓

 

PedsQL

To be completed for all children, according to age of child:

• 1–12 m, 13–24 m, 2–4y, 5–7y

   

✓

✓

✓

 

RPQ

To be completed if child 12 months and over

   

✓

✓

✓

 

Data linkage

     

✓

 

Parent/carer qualitative interview/focus group

      

✓