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. 2011 Sep 7;2011(9):CD006165. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006165.pub3

Yang 2009.

Methods RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (RCT): yes, parallel RCT
RANDOMISATION RATIO: equal ratio assumed (not stated in manuscript)
NON‐INFERIORITY DESIGN: no
EQUIVALENCE DESIGN: no
ETHICS APPROVAL OBTAINED: yes
PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED: yes
BLINDING OF PATIENT (P), EDUCATOR (E), RESEARCHER (R): P = no, E = no, R = no
ANALYSIS BY INTENTION TO TREAT: No
POWER CALCULATION: no
Participants WHO PARTCIPATED:
SEX (female% / male%): Insulin group 42% F(5/12), 58% M 7/12, Insulin plus rosiglitazone 50% F (6/12), 50% M (6/12), SU group 43% F (6/14), 57% M (8/14), Rosiglitazone group 33% F(5/15), 66% M (10/15) 10M, 5F.
AGE (mean years (SD)): Insulin group 48.5 (14.6), Insulin plus rosiglitazone 48.0 (12.8), SU group 50.0 (14.5), Rosiglitazone group 50.6 (11.8)
ETHNIC GROUPS (%): not stated
DURATION OF DISEASE (median months (range)): Insulin 1.35 (1.52), Insulin + rosiglitazone 1.5 (1.52), SU group 1.1 (1.31), Rosiglitazone 1.16 (1.46).
INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) No ketosis within the first 6 months after diagnosis (2) disease duration less than 5 years (3) FCP level of 0.2 nmol/L or more (4) diet alone can not achieve glycaemic control.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA: impaired liver, kidney or heart function or other severe diseases.
DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA: type 2 diabetes diagnosed as LADA
CO‐MORBIDITIES:Not given
CO‐MEDICATIONS: Not given
NUMBER: Insulin 12, Insulin + rosiglitazone 12, SU 14, Rosiglitazone 15.
LOSS TO FOLLOW‐UP: 0%
Interventions NUMBER OF STUDY CENTRES:not reported
COUNTRY/ LOCATION: China
SETTING: out‐patient
INTERVENTION (ROUTE, TOTAL DOSE/DAY, FREQUENCY): Patients with GADA <175 and FCP >0.3 nmol/L were randomised to SU. Patinets with GADA<175 U/ml and FCP <0.3 nmol/L were assigned subcutaneous insulin with rosiglitazone 4 mg/d.
CONTROL (ROUTE, TOTAL DOSE/DAY, FREQUENCY): Patients with GADA <175 and FCP>0.3 nmol/L were randomised to rosiglitazone 4 mg/d. Patients with GADA <175 U/ml and FCP <0.3 nmol/L were assigned subcutaneous insulin therapy
TREATMENT BEFORE STUDY:None
TITRATION PERIOD: None.
Outcomes PRIMARY OUTCOME(S) (as stated in the publication):Not stated but objectives states "to clarify whether LADA benefit from rosiglitazone treatment"
SECONDARY OUTCOMES (as stated in the publication):Not stated
ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES:
1.HbA1c, 2. FBG, 3. Stimulated C‐peptide and changes in C‐peptide
Study details DURATION OF INTERVENTION: 36 months
DURATION OF FOLLOW‐UP: 36 months
RUN‐IN PERIOD: none
Publication details LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: English
COMMERCIAL FUNDING: no
NON‐COMMERCIAL FUNDING: yes
PUBLICATION STATUS (PEER REVIEW JOURNAL): yes
PUBLICATION STATUS (JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT): no
PUBLICATION STATUS (ABSTRACT): Full paper
Stated aim for study Quote "" To clarify whether LADA benefit from rosiglitazone"
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Unblinded
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No evidence the analyst was blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk No problems identified
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk No problems identified
Other bias Low risk No problems identified