Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care for Surgical Wounds Healing by Secondary Intention (SWHSI trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial.

Catherine E ArundelHannah BuckleyEmma ClarkeNicky CullumStephen DixonJo DumvilleCaroline FairhurstAnna FirthEileen HendersonKaren LambElizabeth McGinnisAngela OswaldPedro Saramago GoncalvesMarta SoaresNikki StubbsDavid TorgersonIan Chetter

Published in: Trials (2016)

Clinical Trial Registry: ISRCTN12761776 , registered on 10 December 2015 - retrospective registration.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
study protocol
phase ii
phase iii
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
open label
palliative care
wound healing
cross sectional
double blind
quality improvement
surgical site infection
stem cells
affordable care act
mesenchymal stem cells
chronic pain
cell therapy