Table 3.

Ulcer bed condition at baseline and the final evaluation

Type of tissue	Mean ± SD (%) of ulcer bed		P value†
	Baseline evaluation (n= 23)*	Final evaluation (n= 23)*
Epithelium	63 ± 35	76 ± 30	0·140
Granulation	31 ± 31	15 ± 23	0·010
Slough	6 ± 12	2 ± 4	0·089
Fibrin	0	8 ± 25	0·145
Eschar	0	0	—
Other	0	0	—

^* The final evaluation was performed at the final visit for all patients, including the early discontinuation visit for patients who did not complete the study.

^† Student’s t‐tests for the significance of changes from baseline to final visit.