The phrase "according to a specific protocol" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to actions or procedures that must be followed as outlined in a particular set of rules or guidelines.
Example: "The experiment was conducted according to a specific protocol to ensure accurate results."
Alternatives: "in line with a specific protocol" or "following a specific protocol".
To explore the performance of the immersion joint a scaled specimen, according to a specific protocol of a real project, is designed.
To examine the performance of a pediatric sedation team working according to a specific protocol and to assess parental satisfaction with the service.
In order to enclose the reactants in the experimental vessel the study was carried out on pellets that had to be prepared according to a specific protocol.
Training occurred individually inside a Y-maze, where the airflow produced by a fan ([F] as the CS) and a blue LED light ([L] as the US) were systematically presented according to a specific protocol (Fig. 1 and details in Methods section; see also Extended Data Fig. 1 and Supplementary Video 1). Figure 1: Training and testing protocol for associative learning in pea seedlings.
Allogeneic blood products were administered according to a specific protocol.
Frozen section pathologic examination was performed according to a specific protocol.
All polyurethane catheters had been positioned by specifically trained ED nurses or physicians, according to a specific, standardized protocol of insertion which can be summarized as follows.
All PICCs were inserted by specifically trained nurses, using ultrasound guidance and the microintroducer technique, according to a specific insertion protocol.
Cultures were kept cold until their arrival at the laboratory then analysed according to a specific study protocol.
Illumina RNA-seq libraries were prepared according to a strand-specific protocol.
Subjects in the overall safety population who reported abnormal uterine bleeding at any time during the study were also evaluated by TVU and endometrial biopsy according to a protocol-specific algorithm for the assessment of uterine bleeding.
