| Methods |
RCT, unblinded. |
| Participants |
144 participants. 123 men, 21 women. Mean age 25.6 years. Unclear whether recurrence or new presentation. |
| Interventions |
Open healing (excision and healing by secondary intention) vs. off‐midline closure (z‐plasty). |
| Outcomes |
Time to healing, SSI, recurrence, RTW, other complications, hospital stay. |
| Notes |
Mean follow up of 22 months, complete in z‐plasty group, 6 drop‐outs in open group. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Quote: "Randomized clinical trial". |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Study reported missing data, but no information on how they were incorporated into the analysis. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
|
| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
|
