Efficacy of intensive multitherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

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 p

SUBMITTER: Menard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1316161 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature