Table 1: Characteristics of the included studies.
Author/year |
Country |
Study design/Number of Cases |
Intervention Type |
Route |
Type of DM |
Apply Frequency |
Duration of Treatments (weeks) |
Number of patients |
Age/Ulcer location |
Wagner grade |
Complete healing/ Ulcer duration |
Diabetic Duration |
Fernandez-Montequin (2019) |
Cuban |
RCT 20 |
rhEGF 75 μg (n = 53) |
Intralesional |
Type 1 and 2 |
3 times per week |
8 weeks |
149 |
65.5/ Foot |
Grades 3 or 4 |
60%/4.3 weeks |
15 years |
rhEGF 25 μg (n = 48) |
Injection |
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Sanjeev Singla (2014) |
India |
RCT 1 |
Betadine/Urogastrone (rhEGF) gel 15 |
Topically |
Type 1 and 2 |
Once every two weeks |
8 weeks |
50 |
55-58/Foot |
Grade 1 or 2 |
22.46%/NA |
NA |
Kwang Hwan Park (2018) |
South Korea |
RCT 6 |
EGF 0.005%/Normal saline |
Topically |
Type 1 and 2 |
Twice a day |
12 weeks |
167 |
56-59/Foot |
Grades 1 or 2 |
62%/NA |
NA |
Thambi Durai David (2018) |
India |
RCT NA |
EGF Cream 150 g |
Topically |
NA |
NA |
4 weeks |
50 |
25-75/Foot |
Grade 1-2 |
78% 4 weeks |
NA |
Prabakar (2016) |
India |
RCT 1 |
rhEGF/saline |
Topically |
NA |
NA |
14 weeks |
60 |
20-70/Foot |
Grades 2 |
75% NA |
NA |
Viswanathan (2019) |
India |
RCT 1 |
hEGH gel (Regen-D)/Placebo |
Topically |
Type 1 and2 |
NA |
4 weeks |
50 |
55-57/Foot and thigh |
Grades 1, and 2 |
45% NA |
NA |
Ajay Kundal (2020) |
Indian |
RCT 1 |
(EGF)/Conventional Betadine dressing |
Topically |
NA |
NA |
8 weeks |
60 |
30-71/Foot |
NA |
58% 8 |
NA |
Gomez-Villa (2014) |
Mexico |
RCT 2 |
rhEGF (75 μg)/Placebo |
Intralesional Injection |
Type 1 and 2 |
3 times per week |
8 weeks |
34 |
58.6/Foot |
Grades 1, 2 and 3 |
12% 8 |
16.3 Years |