Measuring the impact of a “Virtual Pediatric Trauma Center” (VPTC) model of care using telemedicine for acutely injured children versus the standard of care: study protocol for a prospective stepped-wedge trial

Table 4 Schedule of enrolment, intervention, and assessments

	Study period
	Enrolment	Allocation	Post-allocation
Timepoint	Baseline	0	Day 3	Day 30	Day 60	Day 90	24 months
Enrolment:
Eligibility screen	X
Medical record review		X
Demographics obtained from EMR		X
Interventions:
Standard of care versus VPTC per stepped-wedge design		X
Assessments:
CAHPS Child Hospital survey			X
Modified iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire			X	X
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y			X	X	X	X
End of Study							X

Abbreviations: EMR Electronic medical record, VPTC Virtual pediatric trauma center, CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, iMTA Institute for Medical Technology Assessment

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