Javaid 2019.
Methods | RCT (NA clusters and NA providers), conducted in 1) A primary care facility, Murad Clinic Shalamar link road, Lahore, Pakistan. 2) The clinical setup consisted of 3 physicians, 1 qualified dispenser, 1 co‐ordinator, 1 patient facilitator, 1 lab technician and 1 pathologist. All patients first approached patients’ facilitator and later transferred to co‐ordinator for consulting physician, which after consultation contacted the co‐ordinator again to get medicine from dispenser and later to a pharmacist. The last part is only applicable for the patients of intervention arm for education and counselling. In Pakistan. 2 arms: 1. Control arm (routine care) and 2. Intervention arm (pharmaceutical care plan) |
Participants | Control arm N: 150 Intervention arm N: 150, NA, NA Diabetes type: 2 Mean age: 50.4 ± 9.2 % Male: 33.6 Longest follow‐up: 9 months |
Interventions |
Control arm: (routine care) 1) Patient reminders Intervention arm: (pharmaceutical care plan) 1) Case management 2) Team change 3) Facilitated relay of clinical information 4) Patient education 5) Promotion of self‐management 6) Patient reminders |
Outcomes | 1) Glycated haemoglobin 2) Systolic blood pressure 3) Diastolic blood pressure 4) Low‐density lipoprotein 5) Hypertension control |
Notes | Extracted |