Effectiveness of an evidence-based care pathway to improve mobility and participation in older patients with vertigo and balance disorders in primary care (MobilE-PHY2): study protocol for a multicentre cluster-randomised controlled trial

Table 3 Schedule of process evaluation according to SPIRIT

	Study period
	Enrolment	Data collection point			Close-out
Timepoint	-t₁	t₀	t₁	t₂	*Post t*₂
Treatment pre study
Interviews with patients		X
Recruitment and reach
Contact protocol	X
Cancellation forms	X
Individual interviews with all participants		X		X
Delivery
Standardised evaluation forms for the educational trainings including supportive materials	X
Implementation protocol	X
Field notes via checklist/decision tree				X
Field notes of contact via telephone or email		X	X	X
Interviews with all participants				X	X
Response
Field notes of contact via telephone or email		X	X	X
Field notes via checklist/decision tree				X
Interviews with all participants				X	X
Evaluation of the telephone helplines					X
Unintended consequences
Field notes of contact via telephone or email		X	X	X
Field notes via checklist/decision tree				X
Interviews with all participants					X
Context
Interviews with all participants				X
Data collection procedures and organisational aspects
Field notes by the study assistant afterwards each measurement appointment		X	X	X
Interviews with all participants					X

ISSN: 1745-6215