TABLE 3.
Study | Participants developing a foot ulcer (reported per number initially randomised) | Incidence of major amputations | Incidence of minor amputations | Incidence of hotspots | Study nurse or podiatrist contact | Reduced ambulatory activity in response to hotspot | Loss to follow up | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lavery et al. (2004) 13 | Intervention | 1/41 (2.4%) a | 0/41 (0.0%) | 0/41 (0.0%) | NR | NR | NR | 3 |
Control | 7/44 (15.9%) a | 0/44 (0.0%) | 0/44 (0.0%) | NA | NR | NA | 4 | |
Armstrong et al. (2007) 12 | Intervention | 5/111 (4.5%) a | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Control | 14/114 (12.2%) a | NR | NR | NA | NR | NA | NR | |
Lavery et al. (2007) 15 | Intervention | 5/59 (8.5%) a | NR | NR | 38/59 (64.4%) | 31/59 a (53.0%) | NR | 6 |
Control | 17/58 (29.3%) a | NR | NR | NA | 18/58 (31.0%) | NA | 3 | |
Skafjeld et al. (2015) 14 | Intervention | 7/21 (33.3%) | NR | NR | 8/21 (38.0%) | 10/21 (48.0%) | NR | 3 |
Control | 10/20 (50.0%) | NR | NR | NA | 12/20 (60.0%) | NA | 0 | |
Bus et al. (2021) 5 | Intervention | 54/151 (35.8%) a | 1/151 (0.7%) | 3/151 (2.0%) | 83/151 (55.0%) | 14/151 (9.3%) | 24/83 (28.9%) | 0 |
Control | 72/153 (47.1%) a | 1/153 (0.7%) | 6/153 (3.9%) | NA | NR | NA | 0 |
Abbreviations: DFU, diabetes‐related foot ulcer; NA: not applicable; NR, not reported.
Indicates studies with significant differences between the intervention and the control groups.