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Table 3 Time until finally achieving 95% granulation of the study wound and treatment continuation after optimal preparation for further therapeutic measures within 16 weeks in the PP population

From: NPWT resource use compared with standard moist wound care in diabetic foot wounds: DiaFu randomized clinical trial results

Randomized treatments arms / statistical test

NPWT

SMWC

p value (Test)

Study participants in the PP population, No.

44

110

NA

Study participants without achieving 95% granulation of the study wound, No. (%)

8 (18.2%)

54 (49.1%)

< 0.001 (Chi-squared)

Study participants with achieving 95% granulation of the study wound, No. (%)

36 (81.8%)

56 (50.9%)

Time until finally achieving 95% granulation of the study wound within 16 weeks

 Mean (SD)

33.9 (30.6)

62.0 (37.4)

0.003 (U)

 [95% CI]

[21.8-46.0]

[50.8-73.3]

 Min-Max

0 – 111

0 - 115

Study participants without data after 95% granulation of the study wound, No. (%)

0 of 36 (0)

15 of 56 (26.8)

NA

Study participants with data after 95% granulation of the study wound, No. (%)

36 of 36 (100)

41 of 56 (73.2)

NA

Study participants with SMWC after 95% granulation of the study wound, No. (%)

32 of 36 (88.9)

35 of 41 (85.4)

NA

Length of SMWC treatment after 95% granulation of the study wound

 Mean (SD)

61.3 (32.5)

65.5 (36.2)

0.411 (U)

 Min-Max

14 – 107

1 – 112

 

Length of inpatient SMWC treatment after 95% granulation of the study wound

 Study participants with data available, No.

13

17

 

 Mean (SD)

19.2 (13.9)

12.7 (9.1)

0.145 (U)

 Min-Max

6 – 56

1 – 35

 

Length of outpatient SMWC treatment after 95% granulation of the study wound

 Study participants with data available, No.

31

34

 

 Mean (SD)

55.8 (32.7)

61.6 (33.9)

0.412 (U)

 Min-Max

2 – 107

1 – 112