Table 1.
Gantt chart displaying project timelines.
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| Milestone 1: Recruitment and training of trainees in psychiatry, and setting up of infrastructure for the delivery of Text4Support |
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1.1. Advertising and recruitment of a trainee in psychiatry who will support the research/evaluation of the project component, apply rTMSa, and facilitate the delivery of Text4Support | ✓ |
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| Milestone 2: Recruitment of study participants |
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2.1. Recruitment, baseline assessment, and randomization |
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✓ | ✓ |
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2.2. Assignment into 1 of the 2 arms of the study |
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✓ | ✓ |
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2.3. Delivery of Text4Support and rTMS to participants |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Milestone 3: Follow-up assessment of study participants |
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3.1. Follow-up assessment of individual study participants |
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✓ | ✓ |
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3.2. Follow-up satisfaction survey of participants in all groups |
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✓ | ✓ |
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| Milestone 4: Data compilation, data analysis, and preparation of reports, publications, and presentations |
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4.1. Data compilation |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
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4.2. Data analysis |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
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4.3. Preparation of reports, publications, and presentations |
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✓ | |
arTMS: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.