Table 4.

Outcome measures and timeframes

Data collection	Measurement tool	Data collected method	Timeframe
Measurement of total ulcer area	Centimetres squared;	Research assistant	Weekly: Post-treatment until healed or at 6 months
	Tracing from photographs and counting squares
Measurement of ulcer depth	Centimetres;	Treating podiatrist	Weekly: post-treatment until healed or at 6 months
	Using sterile probe
Ulcer pain	Visual analogue pain scale 100 mm	Treating podiatrist	Weekly: Pre-treatment, during treatment, post-treatment until healed or 6 months
Quality of life	EQ-5D-5 L tool	Participant questionnaire	Initial treatment, at 3 months, at 6 months
Direct health costs
Consumable costs for treatments	In dollars for each treatment	Treating podiatrist	Weekly, per participant until healed or at 6 months
Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS)	MBS Care database, in dollars	Extraction from MBS database	End of project for each participant from initial to final treatment
Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS)	PBS Care database, in dollars	Extraction from PBS database	End of project for each participant from initial to final treatment
Inpatient data	Monash Health:	Hospitalisation costs	Monash Health:
	Admission duration, reason for admission, imaging and interventions, obtained from the patient record and from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Database		End of project
			External organisation: End of project
	External organisation: Admission duration, reason for admission, costs of any surgery for diabetes-related foot ulcers will be estimated using WEISS funding
Hospital based services (outpatient data)	Hours – time spent	Treating podiatrist	Weekly per participant until healed or at 6 months
Medical imaging and pathology for outpatients	Dollars – hospital based costs	Treating podiatrist	Monthly per participant until healed or at 6 months
Community based services	Number and cost of appointments	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Private health appointments	Number and cost of appointments, eligibility for private health subsidies	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Royal District Nursing Service for ulcer management	Frequency and cost of service	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Ongoing ulcer care products	Valued using market prices	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Parking costs for appointments	Dollars	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Transportation costs to travel to appointments	Estimated through Australian Tax Office car rate cents per km	Participant interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months
Productivity costs
Time taken from work for participant and/or any family member	Salary and hours taken from work	Participant/family interview	Monthly until healed or at 6 months