Billiard 1991.

Study characteristics
Methods	Telematic transmission of computerized blood glucose profiles for IDDM patients Cross‐over RCT, conducted in France Two arms: 1) Group B ‐ booklet (control arm) and 2) Group A ‐ Telematic (intervention arm)
Participants	Control arm N: 11 Intervention arm N: 11 Diabetes type: type I Mean age: 32.0 ± 14.0 % Male: 36.4 Longest follow‐up: 3 months
Interventions	Control arm: 1) Promotion of self‐management Intervention arm: 1) Facilitated relay of clinical information 2) Promotion of self‐management
Outcomes	1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 6.8 (1.0), post 6.8 (0.9) Intervention arm: pre 6.7 (1.4), post 6.0 (1.0)
Funding source	This study was supported by grunts from the Université d'Angers (France) and from Ames‐Bayer‐France
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Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Information not available.
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Information not available.
Patient's baseline characteristics (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Information not available.
Patient's baseline outcomes (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Information not available.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)	Low risk	Information not available.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) and of outcome assessors (detection bias)	Low risk	Information not available.
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	Information not available.
Risk of contamination (other bias)	Unclear risk	Both groups bring self‐monitoring of blood glucose values to their physician.
Other bias	Unclear risk	Information not available.