Farmer 2005.

Study characteristics
Methods	A randomized controlled trial of the effect of real‐time telemedicine support on glycemic control in young adults with type 1 diabetes Patient RCT, conducted with patients registered with Pediatric Transition Clinic or Young Adult Diabetes Clinic in Oxford, UK. Two arms: 1. Control (control arm) and 2. Intervention (intervention arm)
Participants	Control arm N: 46 Intervention arm N: 47 Diabetes type: type 1 Mean age: 23.9 ± 4.2 % Male: 59.1 Longest follow‐up: 9 months
Interventions	Control arm: 1) Promotion of self‐management Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Electronic patient registry 3) Facilitated relay of clinical information 4) Promotion of self‐management
Outcomes	1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 9.3 (1.5), post 8.9 (1.4) Intervention arm: pre 9.2 (1.1), post 8.6 (1.4) 2a) Harms (Grade 3 hypoglycaemic events), N (%) Control arm: pre NR (NR), post 1 (2) Intervention arm: pre NR (NR), post 0 (0) 2b) Harms (ketoacidosis), N (%) Control arm: pre NR (NR), post 0 (0) Intervention arm: pre NR (NR), post 2 (4)
Funding source	The study was funded by an unrestricted grant from the Vodafone Group Foundation. Lifescan supplied the blood glucose meters.
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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)	Low 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.