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. 2017 Jun 14;2017(6):CD011038. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011038.pub2

Rehman 2013.

Methods RCT
Setting: Surgical unit, hospital, 1 centre
Country: Pakistan
Duration of follow‐up: 2 weeks
Duration of treatment: 2 weeks
Funding source: Not reported
Unit of analysis: Participant
Participants 60 participants
Inclusion criteria: Wagner grade I or II diabetic ulcers.
Exclusion criteria: Patients not consenting to study, having features of systemic infection and other comorbidities.
Ulcer characteristics at baseline (size of ulcer, number of ulcers, duration of ulceration where reported)): Size of ulcer after surgical debridement measured at baseline, but data not reported.
Infection status at baseline: Not reported
Interventions Group 1: Honey‐soaked dressing (local honey used ‐ no further information).
Group 2: Povidone iodine/normal saline dressing.
Additional comments: Dressing changed once a day.
Outcomes Primary review outcomes: Proportion of ulcers healed
Secondary review outcomes: None
Notes Contacted author for randomisation methods

RCT: randomised controlled trial