Preventing foot ulceration in diabetes: systematic review and meta-analyses of RCT data.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Foot ulceration is a serious complication for people with diabetes that results in high levels of morbidity for individuals and significant costs for health and social care systems. Nineteen systematic reviews of preventative interventions have been published, but none provides a reliable numerical summary of treatment effects. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence from RCTs and, where possible, conduct meta-analyses to make the best possible use of the currently available data.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs of preventative interventions for foot ulceration. OVID MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched to February 2019 and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to October 2018. RCTs of interv

SUBMITTER: Crawford F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6890632 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature