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Table 2 Random selection of the eligible clinics and random allocation of the selected clinics into intervention and control arms, n = 20

From: Effectiveness of the EMPOWER-PAR Intervention in Improving Clinical Outcomes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Pair

Geographic Location

Workload (average number of patients seen in the clinic per day)

Staffing (number of doctors and allied health personnel)

1st Stage: Random Selection

2nd Stage: Random Allocation

Pair no. 1

Urban

900

30

√

Intervention

Urban

900

28

Control

Pair no. 2

Urban

600

27

√

Intervention

Urban

650

29

Control

Pair no. 3

Urban

330

28

×

 

Sub-urban

350

27

 

Pair no. 4

Urban

550

32

√

Intervention

Urban

500

33

Control

Pair no. 5

Urban

500

50

×

 

Urban

500

51

 

Pair no. 6

Sub-urban

300

36

×

 

Urban

200

33

 

Pair no. 7

Urban

700

73

×

 

Urban

1000

119

 

Pair no. 8

Sub-urban

500

22

√

Intervention

Sub-urban

500

20

Control

Pair no. 9

Urban

400

44

×

 

Sub-urban

326

41

 

Pair no. 10

Sub-urban

350

21

√

Intervention

Sub-urban

400

19

Control