# PROPEL-2: Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Laparotomy Wounds

> **NCT05977816** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland** · enrollment: 2000 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Wound Surgical
- Wound Infection
- Cosmesis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- **OTHER:** Standard wound dressing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05977816
- **Lead sponsor:** Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-07-14
- **Primary completion:** 2026-01
- **Final completion:** 2026-07
- **Target enrollment:** 2000 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05977816

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05977816, "PROPEL-2: Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Laparotomy Wounds". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05977816. Licensed CC0.

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