Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 2 · 40%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Time to complete healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Phototherapy for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Proportion of wounds healed · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

Phototherapy may leads to higher wound healing ‐ proportion of wounds completely healed during compared with placebo/no phototherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phototherapy for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.57 [1.08, 2.28]
4 studies · 116 participants
Low

Adverse events · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Phototherapy for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Time to complete healing · patients being treated for pressure ulcers

2 findings from 1 review

Phototherapy for treating pressure ulcers 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 32 participants
Very low
Phototherapy for treating pressure ulcers 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 8 participants
Very low