| Methods |
Follow‐up: 78w No. study arms: Three Setting: intervention groups (diet, PA, diet + PA) USA; setting unclear Number: 76 Study design: Quasi‐randomized trial Comparison: Weekly didactic presentations on general diabetes care |
| Participants |
Age: 55y Sex: 58%F Duration DM: NR Treatment: 37% diet only, 25% insulin BL wt, BMI: 92.2, NR BL GHb: 8.2 |
| Interventions |
Duration: 10w Frequency: weekly No. contacts: 10 Group/individual: Group Medium: In‐person Facilitator: Dietician, psychology graduate student, physical education graduate student Diet: All 4 groups got low calorie diet; diet only group got behavioral modification treatment PA: PA group: 1 supervised, and 2 unsupervised sessions q week Behavioral: All 3 treatment groups: self‐monitoring, goal setting, planning, feedback |
| Outcomes |
Weight: Y (no data by group) BMI: >5% loss (%): FBS: GHb: Y Cholesterol: LDL: HDL: TG: SBP: DBP: Other: Quality of life, cost effectiveness |
| Notes |
Sampling method: Self (patient) selected Jadad Score: 1,0,1,C Randomization procedure: By group attended Allocation concealment: No Attrition: 3% Blinding pt: No Blinding assessor: NR Blinding provider: No BL comparable: Yes |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
C ‐ Inadequate |
