Boaz 2009.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods |
An automated telemedicine system improves patient‐reported well‐being Patient RCT, conducted in an ambulatory diabetes clinic in Holon, Israel Two arms: 1) Control (control arm) and 2) Telemedicine (intervention arm) |
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| Participants | Control arm N: 18 Intervention arm N: 17 Diabetes type: type 1 and type 2 Mean age: 63.0 ± 10.0 % Male: 37.0 Longest follow‐up: 6 months |
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| Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Team changes 3) Facilitated relay of clinical information |
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| Outcomes | 1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 9.3 (1.6), post 9.6 (1.9) Intervention arm: pre 8.4 (1.4), post 8.5 (1.7) 2) LDL, mean mg/dL (SD) Control arm: pre 100.0 (28.0), post 97.0 (29.0) Intervention arm: pre 121.0 (48.0), post 88.0 (22.0) 3a) Harms (hyperglycaemic events), N (%) Control arm: pre 14 (78), post 15 (83) Intervention arm: pre 14 (82), post 6 (35) 3b) Harms (hypoglycaemic events), N (%) Control arm: pre 7 (39), post 15 (83) Intervention arm: pre 5 (29), post 3 (18) |
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| Funding source | Equipment was supplied by Medic4all, Israel. However, no financial association exists or was provided by the company for this project or any other project with which the researchers are associated. | |
| Notes | — | |
| 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) | Low risk | Information not available. |
| Patient's baseline outcomes (selection bias) | Low 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) | High risk | Information not available. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Information not available. |
| Risk of contamination (other bias) | Low risk | Information not available. |
| Other bias | Unclear risk | Information not available. |