| Methods |
RCT, unblinded. |
| Participants |
100 participants. 91 men, 9 women. Mean age 27.2 years (range 17‐47). Unclear whether recurrence or new presentation. |
| Interventions |
Midline closure (primary midline closure) vs. off‐midline closure (rhomboid excision & Limberg flap). |
| Outcomes |
Healing time, SSI, recurrence, RTW, other complications, QOL, pain. |
| Notes |
Follow‐up of 65% at one year. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
"Balanced randomisation" |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No information on exclusion or missing data. Attrition was described, but no explanation of reasons for drop out or how were they dealt with in the analysis. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
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| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
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