| Trial name or title |
Nguyen 2017 |
| Methods |
Single‐institution, prospective, randomised, open‐label, superiority trial |
| Participants |
Patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection with or without creation of an ostomy (open or laparoscopic) |
| Interventions |
Patients will be randomised to receive NPWT or conventional dressings. |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcomes will be wound complications within the first 30 postoperative days. SSI rate will also be reported as a subgroup analysis. Secondary outcomes will include length of stay, number of postoperative visits in the 30‐day period, complications, wound VAC‐specific complications, and patient satisfaction. |
| Starting date |
Unclear |
| Contact information |
University of British Columbia (no contact details available) |
| Notes |
Very limited information available. |
