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Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Promoting health in type 2 diabetes: nurse‐physician collaboration in primary care Patient RCT, family practice clinic, Canada Two arms: 1. Control (control arm) and 2. Intervention (intervention arm) |
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Participants | Control arm N: 19 Intervention arm N: 20 Diabetes type: type 2 Mean age: 62.4 ± NR % Male: 66.7 Longest follow‐up: 3 months |
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Interventions |
Control arm: None Intervention arm: 1) Case management 2) Team changes 3) Patient education 4) Promotion of self‐management |
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Outcomes | 1) HbA1c, mean % (SD) Control arm: pre 7.7 (NR), post 8.4 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 7.7 (NR), post 7.4 (NR) 2) SBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 129.0 (NR), post 136.0 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 134.0 (NR), post 132.0 (NR) 3) DBP, mean mmHg (SD) Control arm: pre 70.0 (NR), post 75.0 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 79.0 (NR), post 74.0 (NR) 4) LDL, mean mg/dL (SD) Control arm: pre 119.1 (NR), post 120.7 (NR) Intervention arm: pre 116.0 (NR), post 108.3 (NR) |
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Funding source | Thanks to the Calgary Health Region for financial support through the Healthy Communities Fund | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Random numbers table. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | 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. |