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Trial reportJournal of diabetes research2018

Group versus Individual Care in Patients with Long-Standing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A One-Year Prospective Noninferiority Study in a Tertiary Diabetes Clinic.

Joelle Singer, Sigal Levy, Ilan Shimon

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled TrialEquivalence Trial
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joelle SingerInstitute of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinski Road 39, 49100 Petah Tikva, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-2049-7208
Sigal LevyStatistical Education Unit, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Khever ha-Le'umim St 10, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Ilan ShimonInstitute of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinski Road 39, 49100 Petah Tikva, Israel.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo explore the feasibility and noninferiority of group care in a diabetes outpatient clinic in comparison with individual care.

methodsIn this prospective, randomized, nonblinded, one center (university hospital) trial, 60 patients (28 with type 1 and 32 with type 2 diabetes) with a mean duration of diabetes of 22.5 ± 11.7 years were randomly assigned to group (6 patients per group) or individual care for one year. The primary endpoints were the change in HbA1c and visits to outpatient clinics. The secondary endpoints were changes in body mass index, blood pressure levels, waist circumference, non-HDL cholesterol, diabetes-related and well-being index questionnaires, and the number of hospitalizations.

resultsGroup care was not inferior to individual care for any of the above parameters except for the number of visits to a primary care physician.

conclusionGroup care is feasible in a diabetes clinic and is as effective as individual care. Implementation of group care may facilitate access to specialized care to a larger population of patients with diabetes type 1 and 2.

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