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Fig. 1 | Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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From: GeriMedRisk, a telemedicine geriatric pharmacology consultation service to address adverse drug events in long-term care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized feasibility trial protocol (ISRCTN17219647)

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Schematic of study protocol. Each step from T0 to T3 will be approximately 8 weeks in length. Each cell starting at T0 represents a data collection point. Prior to T0, secondary outcomes will be collected retrospectively collected using the RAI-MDS 2.0. Yellow-shaded cells represent the recruitment period. During this time, LTCs will be invited to participate and will be provided trial information. Consent will be obtained from each LTC. Subsequently, investigator will provide in-person and online information sessions about the trial to potential participants (i.e., clinicians of the participating LTC site), and consent will also be obtained. Randomization (red line) will occur at the beginning of the first step, T0. The GeriMedRisk intervention (dark blue cells) will then be introduced to each LTC in random order. At the beginning of each step, a sealed envelope will be opened to reveal the next LTC to receive the intervention. An interim analysis (green line) will be performed at 16 weeks

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