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. 2008 Jul 16;2008(3):CD006297. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006297.pub2

Tunbridge 1989.

Methods DURATION OF INTERVENTION: 
 3 months. 
 DURATION OF FOLLOW‐UP: 
 N/A 
 RUN‐IN PERIOD: 
 1 year (in another study). 
 LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: 
 English.
Participants WHO PARTCIPATED: 
 Type 1 diabetic adult patients. 
 INCLUSION CRITERIA: 
 Insulin dependent with C‐peptide < 0.18, age > 18. 
 EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 
 Proliferatice retinopathy, nephropathy, autonomic neuropathy, on medication likely to interfere with metabolic control, or pregnant. 
 DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA: 
 Not defined
Interventions NUMBER OF STUDY CENTRES: 
 4. 
 SETTING: 
 Out‐patient. 
 INTERVENTION (ROUTE, TOTAL DOSE/DAY, FREQUENCY): 
 Ultralente (BID) + HI (premixed) 
 CONTROL (ROUTE, TOTAL DOSE/DAY, FREQUENCY): 
 Lente (BID) + HI (premixed). 
 TREATMENT BEFORE STUDY: 
 Lente and NPH 
 TITRATION PERIOD: 
 ?
Outcomes PRIMARY OUTCOME(S): 
 ? 
 SECONDARY OUTCOMES: 
 Mean blood glucose, FBG, 0300 BG, HGA1C, fructosamine/albumin, triglycerides, weight, hypoglycaemia.
Notes STATED AIM OF STUDY: 
 Assess the efficacy of human ultralente given twice daily, with special interest on hypoglycaemic rate
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear