Harno 2006.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods |
Managing diabetes care using an integrated regional e‐health approach Patient RCT, conducted in primary care and university hospital outpatient clinics, Finland Two arms: 1. Controls (control arm) and 2. Study (intervention arm) |
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| Participants | Control arm N: 74 Intervention arm N: 101 Diabetes type: type 1 and type 2 Mean age: NR ± NR % Male: NR Longest follow‐up: 12 months |
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| Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Electronic patient registry 2) Facilitated relay of clinical information 3) Promotion of self‐management |
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| Outcomes | 1) HbA1c, mean % (SE) Control arm: pre 8.2 (0.2), post 7.8 (0.2) Intervention arm: pre 7.8 (0.1), post 7.3 (0.1) 2) SBP, mean mmHg (SE) Control arm: pre 136.0 (1.8), post 137.0 (2.3) Intervention arm: pre 134.0 (1.8), post 135.0 (2.2) 3) DBP, mean mmHg (SE) Control arm: pre 84.0 (1.1), post 82.0 (1.5) Intervention arm: pre 81.0 (1.0), post 79.0 (1.1) 4) LDL, mean mg/dL (SE) Control arm: pre 102.5 (3.5), post 106.7 (3.9) Intervention arm: pre 104.4 (3.1), post 97.5 (3.1) |
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| Funding source | We thank the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust and the European Commission (eTen Programme) who co‐funded the IREMMA project | |
| 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) | High risk | Information not available. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) | Unclear 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) | Unclear risk | Information not available. |
| Risk of contamination (other bias) | Low risk | Control: regular visits. Intervention: home phone and e‐health. |
| Other bias | Low risk | Information not available. |