Who will be blinded {17a}
Neither participants nor providers will be blinded in this study in the context of this pragmatic RCT. Even if the patient’s perception can be influenced by the type of provider they see, this approach is necessary because of the pragmatic nature of the proposed care model, and it is important that patients know which provider and models of care they are exposed to as this increases the external validity of the current trial. An independent statistician not involved in any other parts of this trial and blinded to the participants’ allocation will conduct the statistical analyses.