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. 2022 Jun 8;38(6):e3549. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.3549

TABLE 3.

Outcome data from individual studies

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.

a

Indicates studies with significant differences between the intervention and the control groups.