Kinmonth 1998.

Methods	RCT (pragmatic parallel group design, randomisation by practices) Randomisation concealment: DONE Follow up: ‐ providers: DONE ‐ patients: NOT DONE Blinded assessment: DONE Baseline: DONE for BMI, blood pressure, NOT CLEAR HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride, urinary albumin/Creatinine Reliable outcomes: DONE for laboratory outcomes NOT CLEAR for blood pressure, BMI Protection against contamination: DONE no unit of analysis error, because patients' results were corrected for clustering at practice level
Participants	41 practices of 245 eligible practices in a health region in southern England. 245/467 of all practice teams were eligible. 360 of 522 patients were eligible for inclusion. 250 patients completed the study (Type 2 diabetes). providers ‐ 43 doctors supported by 64 nurses patients ‐ 360 practices ‐ 41
Interventions	Intervention group: Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + educational meetings (training in patient centred care)) + patient education (booklet for patients) Control group: received no training in patient centred care but were also offered special support sessions focusing on use of guidelines and materials Length of intervention: 1 year
Outcomes	PROCESS: NONE PATIENT: HbA1c Total cholesterol Triglyceride BMI Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure Urinary albumin/Creatinine Quality of life Depressed Wellbeing Wellbeing overall Subscales Depression Anxiety Energy Positive wellbeing
Notes	National guidelines ‐directed at monitoring and treatment ‐targets: clinical, social and psychological outcomes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Low risk	A ‐ Adequate