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The two-arm, cluster randomised controlled KOPAL trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of a timely SPHC nurse-patient consultation followed by an interprofessional telephone case conference between general practitioners and SPHC teams. This study was a component of the KOPAL trial and aims to explore general practitioners\u2019 (GP) experiences with treating CNMD patients before and with case conferences and with the following consequences for treatment and interprofessional collaboration with SPHC teams.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative evaluation of the KOPAL trial focussing on GPs\u2019 perspective. 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