Table 4.

Adverse events separated into mild, moderate and severe and relation to device for the ibuprofen‐foam and the comparator group

Type of adverse event	Ibuprofen‐foam*				Comparator†				P value
	Unrelated	Possible related	Related	Total	Unrelated	Possible related	Related	Total
Total N (%)	3 (14)	5 (24)	13 (62)	21 (100)	1 (10)	3 (30)	6 (60)	10 (100)	NS‡

^* Infection in study ulcer, three patients; eczema, two patients; blisters, two patients; urticaria, one patient; study ulcer pain, one patient; other, 12 patients (13 incidences unrelated to the dressing).

^† †Infection in study ulcer, two patients; bullae, one patient; eczema, two patients; blisters, one patient; other, four patients (six incidences unrelated to the dressing).

^‡ ‡NS, not significant.