A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction with point of care testing in a general practice setting – rationale, design and baseline characteristics

Caroline Laurence¹ , Angela Gialamas¹ , Lisa Yelland² , Tanya Bubner¹ , Philip Ryan² , Kristyn Willson² , Briony Glastonbury³ , Janice Gill⁴ , Mark Shephard⁵ , Justin Beilby⁶ and for members of the PoCT Trial Management Committee

¹  Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

²  Discipline of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

³  Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

⁴  RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

⁵  Community Point-of-Care Services, Flinders University Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

⁶  Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia