Scientific protocol

The first and second interrelated objectives package 1 include the development of a cross-country detailed protocol for intervention implementation and data collection (O1.1) as well as the development of instruments and questionnaires (O1.2). This scientific protocol (D1) will be drawn as soon as the project is funded to guide the twinning and learning collaborative (WP2) and data collection (WP3). The protocol will follow CONSORT and SPIRIT statements, include an extended TIDieR checklist, a general template for hospital discharge data, and a core battery of survey instruments developed in earlier research by the University of Pennsylvania (WP-leader). At the kick-off meeting of the project, the data requirements (as specified by the core set of instruments) and possible options of data-acquirement will be specified by Penn.