Doucette 2009.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Community pharmacist‐provided extended diabetes care Patient RCT, conducted with adults who had completed 2 diabetes education sessions at a local diabetes education centre, USA Two arms: 1. Control (control arm) and 2. Intervention (intervention arm) |
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Participants | Control arm N: 42 Intervention arm N: 36 Diabetes type: type 2 Mean age: 60.0 ± 12.0 % Male: 57.3 Longest follow‐up: 12 months |
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Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Clinician education 3) Patient education 4) Promotion of self‐management |
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Outcomes | 1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 7.9 (1.9), post 8.0 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 8.0 (1.5), post 7.7 (NR) 2) SBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 119.8 (17.6), post 124.3 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 118.2 (11.7), post 125.3 (NR) 3) DBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 67.1 (8.3), post 67.4 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 66.6 (8.9), post 67.8 (NR) 4) LDL, mean mg/dL (SD) Control arm: pre 105.1 (36.6), post 93.1 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 100.7 (28.0), post 81.1 (NR) |
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Funding source | This study was supported through a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation | |
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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) | 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) | Unclear risk | Information not available. |
Other bias | Low risk | Information not available. |