Study protocol of EMPOWER Participatory Action Research (EMPOWER-PAR): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of multifaceted chronic disease management strategies to improve diabetes and hypertension outcomes in primary care

Table 1 Characteristics of EMPOWER-PAR Intervention Clinics and Control Clinics

Clinic characteristics		Geographical location	Workload (average number of patients seen in the clinic per day)	Staffing (number of doctors and allied health personnel)
Pair no. 1	Intervention	Urban	900	30
	Control	Urban	900	28
Pair no. 2	Intervention	Urban	600	27
	Control	Urban	650	29
Pair no. 3	Intervention	Urban	550	32
	Control	Urban	500	33
Pair no. 4	Intervention	Sub-urban	500	22
	Control	Sub-urban	500	20
Pair no. 5	Intervention	Sub-urban	350	21
	Control	Sub-urban	400	19

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