Pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of negative-pressure wound therapy versus usual care in patients with surgical wounds healing by secondary intention.
Catherine E ArundelC FairhurstB Corbacho-MartinH BuckleyE ClarkeN CullumS DixonJ DumvilleA FirthE HendersonK LambE McGinnisA OswaldP Saramago GoncalvesM O SoaresN StubbsI ChetterPublished in: BJS open (2018)
A full-scale RCT to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of NPWT for SWHSI is feasible. This study identified crucial information on recruitment rates and data collection methods to consider during the design of a definitive RCT. Registration number: ISRCTN12761776 (http://www.iscrtn.com).
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- electronic health record
- quality improvement
- big data
- health information
- randomized controlled trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- clinical trial
- wound healing
- radiation therapy
- pain management
- affordable care act
- mesenchymal stem cells
- double blind
- surgical site infection
- replacement therapy
- data analysis