Seidel 2013.

Trial name or title	SAWHI‐V.A.C.®‐study
Methods	"The trial compares the treatment outcome of the application of a technical medical device which is based on the principle of negative pressure wound therapy (intervention group) and standard conventional wound therapy (control group) in the treatment of subcutaneous abdominal wounds after surgery."
Participants	People with subcutaneous abdominal wound healing impairment after surgery
Interventions	NPWT versus standard care
Outcomes	Time to healing. Economic evaluation also planned
Starting date	To be confirmed
Contact information	Doerthe.Seidel@uni‐wh.de
Notes	Seidel D, Lefering R, Neugebauer EA Treatment of subcutaneous abdominal wound healing impairment after surgery without fascial dehiscence by vacuum assisted closureTM (SAWHI‐V.A.C.‐study) versus standard conventional wound therapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Trials 2013;14;394

Abbreviation

NPWT: negative pressure wound therapy