Intervention (n = 29)

n (%)

Control (n = 26)

n (%)

Before

6 months

p value

Before

6 months

p value

Dryness

26 (89.7)

0 (0.0)

0.000**

24 (92.3)

23 (88.5)

1.000 ns

Horny tissue

13 (44.8)

5 (17.2)

0.047*

15 (57.7)

15 (57.7)

0.779 ns

Callus

15 (51.7)

9 (31.0)

0.183 ns

8 (30.8)

8 (30.8)

0.764 ns

Deep cut/ingrown toenail

3 (10.3)

0 (0.0)

0.236 ns

4 (15.4)

3 (11.5)

1.000 ns

Numbness

11 (37.9)

3 (10.3)

0.032*

4 (15.4)

4 (15.4)

0.701 ns

Peripheral coldness

12 (41.4)

1 (3.4)

0.002**

8 (30.8)

8 (30.8)

0.764 ns

Ringworm

4 (13.8)

1 (3.4)

0.349 ns

6 (23.1)

6 (23.1)

0.742 ns