NCT03886818.

Study name	Evaluation of the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy on incisional wound healing after a total ankle arthroplasty: a randomized study
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Patients ≥ 18 years undergoing total ankle arthroplasty
Interventions	Negative pressure wound therapy (PICO) versus standard dressing
Outcomes	Number of days from suture removal to achieve complete wound healing; rate of technical failures of the PICO device, and type of failure; number and type of adverse effects related to the PICO device; rate of wound healing complications: presence of exudate; blister; necrosis; wound dehiscence; SSI; surgical revision; incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio
Starting date	1 April 2019
Contact information	jean‐luc.besse@chu‐lyon.fr; stephanie.vincente01@chu‐lyon.fr
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