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Trial reportDiabetes care2011

Prevalence of neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease and the impact of treatment in people with screen-detected type 2 diabetes: the ADDITION-Denmark study.

Morten Charles, Niels Ejskjaer, Daniel R Witte, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Torsten Lauritzen, Annelli Sandbaek

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Trial report in Diabetes care, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Morten CharlesSchool of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. mc@alm.au.dk
Niels Ejskjaer
Daniel R Witte
Knut Borch-Johnsen
Torsten Lauritzen
Annelli Sandbaek

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere is limited evidence on how intensive multifactorial treatment (IT) improves outcomes of diabetes when initiated in the lead time between detection by screening and diagnosis in routine clinical practice. We examined the effects of early detection and IT of type 2 diabetes in primary care on the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) 6 years later in a pragmatic, cluster-randomized parallel group trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsA stepwise screening program in 190 general practices in Denmark was used to identify 1,533 people with type 2 diabetes. General practices were randomized to deliver either IT or routine care (RC) as recommended through national guidelines. Participants were followed for 6 years and measures of DPN and PAD were applied.

resultsWe found no statistically significant effect of IT on the prevalence of DPN and PAD compared with RC. The prevalence of an ankle brachial index ≤0.9 was 9.1% (95% CI 6.0-12.2) in the RC arm and 7.3% (5.0-9.6) in the IT arm. In participants tested for vibration detection threshold and light touch sensation, the prevalence of a least one abnormal test was 34.8% (26.7-43.0) in the RC arm and 30.1% (24.1-36.1) in the IT arm.

conclusionsIn a population with screen-detected type 2 diabetes, we did not find that screening followed by IT led to a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of DPN and PAD 6 years after diagnosis. However, treatment levels were high in both groups.

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AdultAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesFemaleGeneral PracticeHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePrevalencePrimary Health Care

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PMID21816977
PMCPMC3177734

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