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Research type: |
Primary Research (e.g. trial) |
Title (lead author) etc: |
A randomised controlled trial to compare minimally invasive glucose monitoring devices to conventional monitoring in the management of insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (MITRE) (Newman) 216 pages, Volume 13, number 28 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta13280 |
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Headline: |
Continuous glucose monitors as assessed in this study do not lead to improved clinical outcomes and are not cost-effective for improving HbA1c in unselected individuals with poorly controlled insulin-requiring diabetes. |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Newman S P, Cooke D, Casbard A, Walker S, Meridith S, Nunn A, et al. A randomised controlled trial to compare minimally invasive glucose monitoring devices to conventional monitoring in the management of insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (MITRE). Health Technol Assess 2009;13(28). |
Project ref: |
01/13/03 |
Original project title: |
A randomised control trial to compare minimally invasive glucose monitoring devices to conventional monitoring in the management of insulin treated diabetes mellitus (MITRE) |
Chief Investigator: |
Dr Steven John Hurel, Consultant Physician/Clinical Director, Medical Specialties, University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust |
Start Date: |
December 2002 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
June 2009 |
Cost: |
£955,189 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
DIABETES-MELLITUS-INSULIN-DEPENDENT Q-blood; HYPOGLYCEMIA Q-prevention-&-control; MONITORING-PHYSIOLOGIC Q-instrumentation (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN; CLINICAL-TRIAL; RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; BLOOD-GLUCOSE-SELF-MONITORING Q-instrumentation; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PATIENT-SATISFACTION; COSTS-AND-COST-ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
ISRCTN* number: | ISRCTN 33678610 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website: http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN33678610 |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484119008 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol (pdf format, 554 kbytes) |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
112 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
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http://www.hta.ac.uk/1306 |
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