The phrase "a component of the protocol" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a specific part or element that is integral to a larger protocol or system.
Example: "The security measures outlined in the document are a crucial component of the protocol for data protection."
Alternatives: "an element of the protocol" or "a part of the protocol".
Ethically, it is not acceptable to design a randomized controlled study with completed suicide or suicide attempts as the primary outcome within a placebo-controlled arm therefore, most often a "treatment as usual" condition is a mandatory component of the protocol.
Practitioners may also have insufficient time to access current evidence-based research findings and guidelines to support them in their CRC screening efforts [ 18], making knowledge translation activities between researchers and practitioners a vital component of the protocol objectives in the context of primary care research.
When assessing compliance with a resuscitation protocol, it may be important to measure not only that each component of the protocol is delivered, but also that they are delivered in a timely manner.
The DTN mechanism can be activated when the routing protocol (specifically, the component of the protocol that is responsible for neighbor discovery) detects disconnection in the network which cannot be repaired by the protocol's mechanisms.
JR and IM participated in the design of the study protocol, with particular responsibility for the design of the ultrasound component of the protocol.
Patients allocated to the exercise only follow-up intervention group will receive only the exercise component of the protocol, that is, protocol steps 1, 3, 4 and 8. Patients allocated to the in-home/telephone follow-up only intervention group will receive only the APGN component of the protocol, that is, protocol steps 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11.
As a uni-modal approach was not adopted to address a single risk factor, it is unclear as to what the specific mechanism of improvement was or what component of the protocol resulted in injury prevention.
Given the same structural extension protocol, the authors report similar results between 3D Coffee and PROMALS-3D, suggesting that the structural aligner is the most important component of the protocol.
If a patient received corticosteroids for treatment purposes, other than a component of their CTX protocol, they were excluded from this study.
The utilisation of feedback mechanisms to inform operational procedure had always been a core component of the trial protocol and proved invaluable during this unexpected event.
