Network Meta-Analysis of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Non-Pharmacological Interventions

24 randomized controlled trials were analyzed, evaluating 15 types of non-pharmacological interventions for diabetic foot ulcer healing. The dataset, authored by Jiaxing Zheng, compares interventions on metrics like 12-week healing rate and healing time. It is a 33.9 KB DOCX file containing the results of this systematic review.

Use Cases

• Compare the effectiveness of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy + Standard Care versus other interventions on the 12-week healing rate metric.
• Rank 15 intervention types using SUCRA scores derived from the network meta-analysis to identify optimal treatments.
• Analyze healing time outcomes for interventions like Gas Therapy + Dressing Therapy + Standard Care compared to Standard Care alone.

Strengths

• Systematic review sourced from 8 major databases, including PubMed and Cochrane.
• Analysis includes 24 randomized controlled trials, providing a structured evidence base.
• Evaluates 15 distinct non-pharmacological intervention types for comparative effectiveness.

Limitations

• Evidence certainty is limited as noted by the authors, relying on a small number of trials with wide confidence intervals.
• The dataset is a 33.9 KB document, not a structured table, limiting direct computational analysis.
• Findings are exploratory and require confirmation from further high-quality randomized controlled trials.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Jiaxing Zheng.

Collection Method

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

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