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Table 3 Pre-intervention (year 2003) and post-intervention (year 2004) values of primary outcomes, their individual components (in brackets) and change over time for each of the 3 arms

From: Implementing a guideline for the treatment of type 2 diabetics: results of a Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial (C-RCT)

Primary outcomes (Individual components)

Arm

Pre-intervention value %

Post-intervention value %

Δ%

Metabolic control

Active implementation

11,0 (218/1973)

11,9 (235/1973)

7,8

 

Passive dissemination

7,7 (169/2190)

10,1 (222/2190)

31,4

 

Usual care

8,8 (196/2232)

10,3 (230/2232)

17,3

Macrovascular complications

Active implementation

12,7 (250/1973)

14,0 (277/1973)

10,8

 

Passive dissemination

10,7 (235/2190)

11,7 (257/2190)

9,4

 

Usual care

10,9 (244/2232)

12,4 (277/2232)

13,5

(ECG)

Active implementation

26,1 (515/1973)

26,0 (513/1973)

-0,4

 

Passive dissemination

25,9 (568/2190)

25,0 (547/2190)

-3,7

 

Usual care

24,9 (555/2232)

24,2 (541/2232)

-2,5

(Lipid profile)

Active implementation

30,8 (608/1973)

35,7 (705/1973)

16,0

 

Passive dissemination

25,7 (563/2190)

28,5 (624/2190)

10,8

 

Usual care

25,0 (559/2232)

30,3 (677/2232)

21,1

Microvascular complications

Active implementation

5,3 (104/1973)

6,9 (136/1973)

30,8

 

Passive dissemination

4,5 (98/2190)

4,9 (108/2190)

10,2

 

Usual care

5,0 (112/2232)

4,7 (105/2232)

-6,3

(Retinal screening)

Active implementation

25,0 (494/1973)

26,6 (525/1973)

6,3

 

Passive dissemination

24,2 (530/2190)

23,9 (523/2190)

-1,3

 

Usual care

22,9 (512/2232)

22,7 (507/2232)

-1,0

(Microalbuminuria)

Active implementation

10,5 (208/1973)

13,7 (271/1973)

30,3

 

Passive dissemination

8,7 (191/2190)

10,5 (229/2190)

19,9

 

Usual care

9,8 (219/2232)

11,9 (265/2232)

21,0

(Creatinine serum level)

Active implementation

54,6 (1078/1973)

54,2 (1070/1973)

-0,7

 

Passive dissemination

48,7 (1067/2190)

51,6 (1129/2190)

5,8

 

Usual care

47,1 (1052/2232)

50,4 (1124/2232)

6,8