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. 2023 May 31;2023(5):CD014513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014513

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)
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
Interventions Control arm:
None
Intervention arm:
1) Case management
2) Clinician education
3) Patient education
4) Promotion of self‐management
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)
Funding source This study was supported through a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation
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) 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.