Health Technology Assessment

Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lightweight fibreglass heel casts in the management of ulcers of the heel in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

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    Extended Research Article Our publication formats
  • Headline:
    Lightweight fibreglass heel casts did not improve healing of diabetic heel ulcer healing over usual care and the economic analysis showed that usual care was cheaper.
  • Authors:
    William Jeffcoate,
    Frances Game,
    Vivienne Turtle-Savage,
    Alison Musgrove,
    Patricia Price,
    Wei Tan,
    Lucy Bradshaw,
    Alan Montgomery,
    Deborah Fitzsimmons,
    Angela Farr,
    Thomas Winfield,
    Ceri Phillips
    Detailed Author information

    William Jeffcoate1,*, Frances Game1,2, Vivienne Turtle-Savage1, Alison Musgrove1, Patricia Price3, Wei Tan4, Lucy Bradshaw4, Alan Montgomery4, Deborah Fitzsimmons5, Angela Farr5, Thomas Winfield5, Ceri Phillips5

    • 1 Foot Ulcer Trials Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, UK
    • 2 Diabetes and Endocrinology, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
    • 3 Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
    • 4 Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    • 5 Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human and Health Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  • Funding:
    Health Technology Assessment programme
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  • Issue:
    Volume: 21, Issue: 34
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  • Citation:
    Jeffcoate W, Game F, Turtle-Savage V, Musgrove A, Price P, Tan W, et al. Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lightweight fibreglass heel casts in the management of ulcers of the heel in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technol Assess 2017;21(34). https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21340
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