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. 2019 Mar 20;3(1):bjgpopen18X101634. doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101634
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Inputs Intervention arm facilities Control arm facilities
Contextualised care protocols and tools Case management desk guide and counselling tool None
Training of doctors and allied staff (jointly by the programme staff and research team) Full care tasks: screen on the first visit, diagnose, and maintain patient records; use provided desk guide on how to prescribe, educate, follow-up, and retrieve patients Limited care tasks: screen on the first visit, diagnose, and maintain patient records only
Material inputs Peak flow meter, recording tools; also salbutamol and ipratropium inhalers, mobile reminders for patient retrieval Peak flow meter, and recording tools only

Access to spirometry at baseline (that is within 2 weeks of registration) and endline (that is completed 6 months after registration) was offered as a research measurement activity (that is not to inform clinical decisions) for all patients in the two trial arms.