Minimal Offloading Dressing for the Treatment of Plantar Diabetes-related Foot Ulcers

A monocentre randomized controlled parallel (1:1) clinical trial was performed with consecutively selected individuals with diabetes and active diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFU). Participants were randomly assigned to control or treatment groups. The experimental group received MOD treatments, and the control group received 15-mm felted foam treatments. All participants wore a removable ankle-high offloading device. Primary outcome measure was the 12-week healing rate. The time to healing was evaluated during a 12-week follow-up period. The secondary outcome measures included minor or major amputations related to the DFU during a follow-up period of 6 months.