Title {1}	Optimizing blood pressure control by an ICT supported case management (PIA study): study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a delegation model for general practices
Trial registration {2a and 2b}.	German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00012680. Registered May 10th 2019, https://www.drks.de/drks_web/setLocale_EN.do.
Protocol version {3}	Protocol Version 1.0, 22.03.2021
Funding {4}	German Innovation Fund, located at the Federal Joint Committee (Innovationsausschuss beim Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss, G-BA)
Author details {5a}	1 Institute of Family Medicine and General Practice, Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany 2 Center for Clinical Trials, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany. 3 Institute for General Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany 4 Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Institute for Family Medicine and General Practice, University of Bonn; Prof. Dr. Birgitta Weltermann, birgitta.weltermann@ukbonn.de
Role of sponsor {5c}	The sponsor conceptualized the trial and is responsible for the setup of the consortium, as well as the management of the study and respective publications.