Hoskins 1993.

Methods	RCT (randomised by patient) Randomisation concealment: NOT CLEAR Follow up: ‐ providers: N/A ‐ patients: NOT CLEAR Blinded assessment: DONE for HbA1c, attendance rates, completeness of documentation. NOT CLEAR for blood pressure, weight Baseline: DONE for HbA1c, blood pressure, weight NOT CLEAR for attendance rates, completeness of documentation. Reliable outcomes: DONE for HbA1c NOT CLEAR for blood pressure, weight, attendance rates, and completeness of documentation. Protection against contamination: NOT CLEAR
Participants	A teaching hospital situated in an inner‐city area with a predominantly low socio‐economic population (Australia). Patients referred by their GP for assessment and management to the diabetic clinic (Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes). providers ‐ ? (physician+nurse) patients ‐ 206 practices ‐ ?
Interventions	Intervention group: Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + educational outreach visits (a research nurse liaises with patient and physician to assist with follow up)) + organisational intervention (arrangements for follow‐up (prompting physician and patient by nurse)) Control group: traditional form of diabetes follow‐up care provided by hospital‐based clinics Length of intervention: 1 year
Outcomes	PROCESS: Attendance rates (%) Completeness of documentation: ‐HbA1c ‐Weight ‐Blood pressure PATIENT: HbA1c Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure Weight
Notes	Guidelines not specified in the paper
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear