Perioperative medicine & outcomes

A perioperative medicine platform trial (PROMPT) evaluating interventions to reduce the risk of infection and other major complications after surgery: rationale and design

BJA OpenPublished Protocol of a Bayesian adaptive platform trial

Study context

Population
Adults undergoing a broad range of surgical procedures in participating hospitals
Planned comparison
Interventions to reduce perioperative infection; first domain: liberal inspired oxygen concentrations during surgery
Primary endpoint
Incidence of surgical site infection
Follow-up
Up to 30 days after index surgery
Methodological detailsrationale and design, multicentre, Protocol version 1.1, December 4, 2025, Secondary outcomes: other health care-associated infections and major postoperative complications up to 30 days, quality of recovery (QoR-15) at 3 and 30 days, DAH30
  • Rationale and design
  • Multicentre
  • Protocol version 1.1, December 4, 2025
  • Secondary outcomes: other health care-associated infections and major postoperative complications up to 30 days, QoR-15 at 3 and 30 days, DAH30

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

A perioperative medicine platform trial (PROMPT) evaluating interventions to reduce the risk of infection and other major complications after surgery: rationale and design. BJA Open. Published 28 August 2026. doi:10.1016/j.bjao.2026.100855

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