Table 1

Practitioner timelines

AllocationPostallocation (week)On completing patient recruitmentOn completing patient follow-up
Timepoint 0 +1 day 1 2 3–8 8 34
Enrolment:
Eligibility screenX
Informed consentX
Site initiation visitX
AllocationX
Interventions:
EMPathicO training
No training (control)
Assessments:
Demographic and professional characteristicsX
Self-efficacy for empathy and optimismXXX
Expectations, intentions for EMPathicO skills *XXX
Practitioner-reported other trainingXX
Qualitative interviewXX*
Patient recruitment
Prepare invitations
Recruit patients
  • *Intervention-arm practitioners only.