Table 1.

Breakdown of reasons for study ineligibility in the 294 potential participants who were not recruited into the study. In some individuals more than one reason was identified

Exclusion criterion	No. of participants	Percentage of ineligible individuals
Antibiotic treatment in last 2 weeks (post‐Nov 2014)	82	28
Ulcer not full thickness/below ankle	74	25
Moderate /severe infection	48	16
Not able to attend week 1 follow‐up	37	13
Antibiotic treatment in last 6 weeks (pre‐November 2014)	27	9
Not interested in participating	26	9
Immunosuppression	20	7
Unable to provide informed consent	15	5
People without diabetes	11	4