Table 3.
Research timeline and activities
| Timeline | Oct 2008 | Early 2009 | Nov 2009 | Sept 2010 – Aug 2011 | Ended Jun 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main activity | Identify and define the research problem | Ethics approval | Procure technology | Execute RCT | Project close-off |
| Site A: Sep 2010 – Aug 2011 | |||||
| Site B: Dec 2010 – Apr 2011 | |||||
| Site C: Sep 2010 – Feb 2011 | |||||
| Objectives | Design research protocol | Refine protocol | Funding granted | Refine and finalise RCT protocol | Analyse data |
| Recruit researchers | Identify participants | Submit tender | Enrol patient and clinician participants | Retrieve monitoring equipment. | |
| Apply for funding | Confirm research team | Recruit vendor | Recruit research assistants | Reports in journals | |
| Confirm data gathering tools | Refine RCT protocol | Use suite of data gathering tools | Disseminate results to participating District Health Boards | ||
| Confirm recruitment processes | Refine clinical pathways | Analyse data | |||
| Confirm patient and clinician participant recruitment process |