Table 1.
Time schedule: an example of two study rounds.
| Study phases | Enrollment (Ongoing) | Randomization/allocation (2 weeks before intervention) | (Break) | Study round 1 | (Break) | Study round 2 | (Break) | |||||
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Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 0 | ||
| Enrollment |
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Eligibility screen | ✓a | —b | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Informed consent | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Randomization/allocation | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Interventions |
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Coach Pepper | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
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Tablet PC–based dementia training | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Assessments |
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Questionnaires | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
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Sensor data | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
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Observation | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
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Interviews, focus groups | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
aTime of enrollment, intervention, and assessment tasks.
bNot applicable.