01126nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260005800042653002900100653001800129653001100147653002300158653001400181653001500195653001800210100001700228245007800245856005900323300001100382490000700393050002000400520045000420022001400870       1989                            d  c1989 DecbBritisch Leprosy Relief AssociationaLondon10aClinical Trials as Topic10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aSelf care10aSkin Ulcer10aWound Healing1 aSrinivasan H00aDo we need trials of agents alleged to improve healing of plantar ulcers?  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1989/v60n4/pdf/v60n4a05.pdf  a278-820 v60  aSRINIVASAN 19893 a<p>The assumptions underlying trials of agents claiming to heal plantar ulcers 'faster' and 'better' are shown to be fallacious and it is pointed out that in most cases these ulcers fail to heal for lack of attention and not for want of a specific topical agent. Clinical trials in this area are difficult and are not worth the trouble as they do not add to our knowledge about these ulcers or their management in the clinic or in the field.</p>  a0305-7518