Table 2.
Duration of study and assessment/activities schedule
Once a given site enrolls in the study, its duration of participation is approximately 24 months broken into four distinct 6-month-long intervals, as visually depicted in the Fig. 1 study flow diagram. Because the date on which a site is randomized to one of the three study conditions is considered to be Time = “0”, the timeline for a given site is depicted as running from month − 6 to month 18. The various assessmentss and activities occur within this timeline as shown
| Assessment | T1 (months − 6 to − 1) |
T2 (months 1 to 6) |
T3 (months 7 to 12) |
T4 (months 13 to 18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate (de-identified) Client Data Summary | X | X | X | X |
| Site Administrator Survey | X | X | ||
| Clinician Survey | X | X | ||
| State Administrator Survey | X | X | ||
| Qualitative Interview—Site Administrator/ Leader | X | X | ||
| aQualitative Interview—Champion or Point Person | X | X | ||
| bBrief Demographic Questionnaire | X | |||
| bReadiness for Change Questionnaire | X | |||
| bPractice Coaching Intervention Acceptability Questionnaire | X | |||
| cPractice Coach Interaction Form | X | |||
| cQuarterly Peer-to-Peer Evaluation | X | |||
| bCost Survey | X | |||
| bCost Interview (as needed) | X |
aThe baseline Qualitative Interview for the Champion (or point person receiving the information control materials) will be conducted immediately post-randomization so intervention sites have time to identify who will be the Champion
bPractice Coaches and Site personnel within sites assigned to an intervention condition will complete these assessments
cPractice Coaches will complete these activities/assessments throughout the intervention period to help inform cost analyses and (if one or both interventions are successful) the development of a refined manual to be used for “real-world” PC implementation
The intervention/control period is approximately 29 weeks or 6 months in duration. Interventionists (Practice Coaches) will engage OTPs over the 6-month intervention to guide them through the process of improving the provision and sustained implementation of HIV or HIV/HCV testing services and linkage to care. Approximately 16 sessions (including an on-site visit) will occur during the intervention; the number of sessions will be greater in the first intervention phase and taper toward the last phase