Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 25%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

Hydrogel dressings probably leads to higher number of ulcers healed compared with basic wound contact dressings (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.8 [1.27, 2.56]
3 studies · 198 participants
Moderate

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

Hydrogel dressings showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with larval therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.4 [0.08, 1.99]
1 study · 140 participants
Low

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 1 participants
GRADE not reported

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

Hydrogel dressing showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with platelet‐derived growth factor (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.5, 1.32]
1 study · 104 participants
Low