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- Title
Efficacy of intensive multitherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Ménard, Julie; Payette, Hélène; Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice; Maheux, Pierre; Lepage, Serge; Tessier, Daniel; Ardilouze, Jean-Luc
- Abstract
Background National guidelines for managing diabetes set standards for care. We sought to determine whether a 1-year intensive multitherapy program resulted in greater goal attainment than usual care among patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods We identified patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes receiving outpatient care in the community or at our hospital. Patients 30-70 years of age with a hemoglobin A1c concentration of 8% or greater were randomly assigned to receive intensive multitherapy (n = 36) or usual care (n = 36). Results The average hemoglobin A1c concentration at entry was 9.1% (standard deviation [SD] 1%) in the intensive therapy group and 9.3% (SD 1%) in the usual therapy group. By 12 months, a higher proportion of patients in the intensive therapy group than in the control group had achieved Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) goals for hemoglobin A1c concentrations (goal ≤ 7.0%: 35% v. 8%), diastolic blood pressure...
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; TYPE 2 diabetes; TREATMENT of diabetes; PEOPLE with diabetes; DIABETES
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2005, Vol 173, Issue 12, p1457
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.050054