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

Naji 1994.

Study characteristics
Methods Integrated care for diabetes: clinical, psychosocial, and economic evaluation
Patient RCT, conducted in a general practice, United Kingdom
Two arms: 1. Conventional care (control arm) and 2. Integrated care (intervention arm)
Participants Control arm N: 135
Intervention arm N: 139
Diabetes type: unclear/not reported
Mean age: 58.8 ± 18.1
% Male: 56.0
Longest follow‐up: 24 months
Interventions Control arm:
1) Electronic patient registry
2) Patient reminders
Intervention arm:
1) Electronic patient registry
2) Clinician education
3) Clinician reminders
4) Patient reminders
Outcomes 1) HbA1c, mean % (SD)
Control arm: pre 5.3 (1.4), post 5.3 (1.7)
Intervention arm: pre 5.3 (1.4), post 5.3 (1.7)
2) SBP, mean mmHg (SD)
Control arm: pre 153.9 (24.8), post 156.4 (25.7)
Intervention arm: pre 155.9 (27.1), post 161.5 (25.1)
3) DBP, mean mmHg (SD)
Control arm: pre 84.8 (11.5), post 83.5 (9.9)
Intervention arm: pre 85.6 (15.6), post 84.3 (11.1)
Funding source This research was funded by the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Office Home and Health Department
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 Patient randomised and allocation concealment not reported.
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.