RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
OUTCOME: POSITIVE
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy facilitates healing of chronic foot ulcers in patients with diabetes (HODFU study)
Löndahl M, Katzman P, Nilsson A, Hammarlund C
Diabetes Care · 2010 · n = 94
What it found
In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, adding HBOT to standard wound care significantly improved complete healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers at one year versus placebo (hyperbaric air).
Our note on quality
Double-blind RCT with sham control — one of the strongest single trials in the field.
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