Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with venous leg ulcers
It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing changes proportion of participants experiencing adverse effects at 6 weeks compared with hydrocolloid dressing (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers
2 findings from 1 review
Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers at 6 weeks · people with venous leg ulcers
It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing changes proportion of participants with healed ulcers at 6 weeks compared with hydrocolloid dressing (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers at 12 weeks · people with venous leg ulcers
It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing changes proportion of participants with healed ulcers at 12 weeks compared with hydrocolloid dressing (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · patients with
Alginate dressing showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with basic wound contact dressing (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HRQOL ‐ not measured · patients with
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · patients with
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers
2 findings from 1 review
Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
Alginate dressings showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with foam dressings (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HRQOL ‐ not measured · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
1 finding from 1 review