Meloni 2002.
Methods | RCT. Duration 12 months. | |
Participants | 32 type 1 patients (14‐32 yrs), duration of diabetes 20.9 years. 37 type 2 patients (15‐34 yrs), duration of diabetes 24.9 years. Overt nephropathy and hypertension. | |
Interventions | LPD = 0.6 g/kg/day (n=20). UPD = 1.39 g/kg/day (n=17). | |
Outcomes | GFR. Malnutrition measured by serum albumin, serum pre‐albumin and anthropometric parameters. Compliance monitored by uU. Actual protein intake 0.68 g/kg/day. | |
Notes | Malnutrition noted in LPD. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |