Cochrane · systematic review · CD011979
Phototherapy for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Wang, HT, Yuan, JQ, Zhang, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
WoundsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Phototherapy compared with placebo/no phototherapy for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Population: Diabetes with foot ulcers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Wound healing ‐ time to complete wound healing (weeks) Phototherapy vs placebo/no phototherapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Wound healing ‐ proportion of wounds completely healed during Phototherapy vs placebo/no phototherapy | RR 1.57 [1.08, 2.28] | 4 studies · 116 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Phototherapy vs placebo/no phototherapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |