Choe 2005.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Proactive case management of high‐risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a clinical pharmacist: a randomized controlled trial Patient RCT, conducted in an university affiliated primary care internal medicine clinic, USA Two arms: 1) Control (control arm) and 2) Intervention (intervention arm) |
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Participants | Control arm N: 39 Intervention arm N: 41 Diabetes type: type 2 Mean age: 51.6 ± 10.1 % Male: 47.5 Longest follow‐up: 24 months |
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Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Team changes 3) Patient education 4) Promotion of self‐management |
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Outcomes | 1) Retinopathy screening (eye exam), N screened (%) Control arm: pre NR (NR), post 26 (74) Intervention arm: pre NR (NR), post 38 (97) 2) Foot screening, N screened (%) Control arm: pre NR (NR), post 22 (63) Intervention arm: pre NR (NR), post 36 (92) 3) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 10.2 (1.7), post 9.3 (2.1) Intervention arm: pre 10.1 (1.8), post 8.0 (1.4) |
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Funding source | Funding for the clinical pharmacist was provided by the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Information not available. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High 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) | Low 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 | Low risk | Information not available. |