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. 2019 Jun 13;27(5):519–529. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12727

Table 4.

Change in wound area over 12‐week treatment period by wound type and treatment group. (ITT population)

Characteristic Parameter Total Treatment group
s‐NPWT t‐NPWT

ALL wounds

N = 161

Baseline wound area (cm2) Mean 6.6 6.7 6.5
SD 6.3 6.6 6.1
Final wound area (cm2) Mean 3.3 2.2 4.5
SD 7.4 6.6 8.1
Change in wound area (cm2) Mean (−) 3.3 (−) 4.5 (−) 2.0
SD 6.5 6.3 6.5
Percentage change in wound area (%) Mean (−) 52.1 (−) 73.1 (−) 31.3
SD 68 45 81

VLU

N = 101

Change in wound area (cm2) Mean (−) 4.2 (−) 5.7 (−) 2.6
SD 7.8 7.3 8.0
Percentage change in wound area (%) Mean (−) 55.3 (−) 74.5 (−) 35.8
SD 68 45 81

DFU

N = 60

Change in wound area (cm2) Mean (−) 1.7 (−) 2.4 (−) 1.0
SD 2.7 2.6 2.7
Percentage change in wound area (%) Mean (−) 46.6 (−) 70.8 (−) 24
SD 69 45 80