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Table 3 Characteristics of tailored implementation strategies applied to all TA sites

From: Comparing a standard and tailored approach to scaling up an evidence-based intervention for antiretroviral therapy for people who inject drugs in Vietnam: study protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial

No.

Strategy

Actor(s)

ActionË 

Action target

Dose

Timing

16

Provide external technical assistance through the phone to tailored approach sites

• The central research team*

• Provide external technical assistance through the phone to tailored approach sites whenever they need help with implementing SNaP

• Document all requests for help and support for tailored sites

• Tailored approach sites receive the continuous support they need to implement SNaP well.

• All requests for help and the support provided by the central team are properly documented throughout the study

On-going

As needed

17

Conduct 2-day, site-specific training to discuss site-specific barriers and develop implementation plan

• The central research team

• Site staff

• Discuss with each site to prioritize their specific barriers, facilitators, and finalize the menu of potential tailored strategies as well as implementation plan

• Provide training on how to apply these implementation strategies

• Site-specific barriers and facilitators to SNaP implementation are identified and prioritized based on their importance

• Acceptable and feasible implementation strategies to overcome the barriers are developed

• Sites have a clear and specific plan to implement these strategies once enrollment starts

Once for each tailored approach site

Before SNaP implementation, after regional training

18

Conduct monthly calls to tailored approach sites to provide continuing support in implementing SNaP

• The central research team

• Site staff

• Monitor and track the implementation of strategies

• Identify new barriers, facilitators and work with sites to create new implementation strategies if needed

• Progress of the implementation of SNaP and implementation strategies at sites is updated regularly to the central research team

• New barriers and appropriate implementation strategies to overcome these barriers at sites are identified to improve the implementation of SNaP

• The central research team provides continuous support and builds capacities for sites to implement SNaP and other interventions in the future

Once a month

Every month after enrollment

  1. *The central research team refers to the research team from UNC Vietnam project, including the project management, leads of tailored approach and standard approach arm, project assistant, data assistant and evaluation and management officer
  2. Ë Actions are implemented by the central research team, unless otherwise specified