Individual patient data meta-analysis of trials of self-monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes: protocol for a systematic review.

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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Recent trials have provided differing estimates of the benefits of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) for non-insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes. Designing and conducting randomised trials to demonstrate the efficacy of complex interventions is challenging. Variations in the components of the intervention delivered, target population selected, and reporting methods used have limited the conclusions drawn in recent systematic reviews. We will s...

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Authors: Farmer, A; Heneghan, C; Barnett, A; Davidson, M; Guerci, B

• Journal: Primary care diabetes
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 117-121
• Publication date: 2009-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.03.002
• EISSN: 1878-0210
• ISSN: 1751-9918
• Language: English
• Keywords: Self-monitoring of blood glucose trialists collaboration; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Research Design; Statistics as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Humans; Patient Selection; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring