Fornos 2006.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
A pharmacotherapy follow‐up program in patients with type‐2 diabetes in community pharmacies in Spain Patient RCT, conducted in community pharmacies in Pontevedra, Spain Two arms: 1. Control (control arm) and 2. Intervention (intervention arm) |
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Participants | Control arm N: 56 Intervention arm N: 58 Diabetes type: type 2 Mean age: 63.7 ± 10.7 % Male: 42.9 Longest follow‐up: 13 months |
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Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Patient education |
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Outcomes | 1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 7.8 (1.7), post 8.5 (1.9) Intervention arm: pre 8.4 (1.8), post 7.9 (1.7) 2) SBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 148.0 (18.9), post 150.0 (19.9) Intervention arm: pre 143.0 (20.3), post 135.0 (16.4) 3) DBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 82.2 (11.1), post 82.1 (9.3) Intervention arm: pre 80.2 (9.1), post 78.2 (8.4) 4) LDL, mean mg/dL (SD) Control arm: pre 136.0 (40.2), post 133.0 (41.1) Intervention arm: pre 141.0 (43.1), post 126.0 (40.5) |
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Funding source | We should also like to thank Bayer Spain, the Official College of Pharmacist of Pontevedra and the Pharmaceutical Northwest Wholesaler Cooperative (Cofano) for their financial support. | |
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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) | 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 | Unclear risk | Information not available. |