| Methods |
RCT, unblinded. |
| Participants |
99 participants. 80 men, 19 women. Median ages 23/25/28 years (range 15‐52). New and recurrence presentation. |
| Interventions |
Open healing vs. primary midline closure vs. primary midline closure with antibiotics. |
| Outcomes |
Healing time, recurrence. |
| Notes |
3 groups, 2 closed groups combined. 95% follow up at 3 years. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Quote: "Balanced randomisation" |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
At 3 years follow up, 4 participants who did not complete follow up. No information about how they were incorporated into the analysis. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
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| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
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