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CompletedNCT03923621

Pilonidal Excision Versus Endoscopic Surgery

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39 (actual)
Sponsor
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Compare clinical outcomes of endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSiT) with excision treatment with a randomised clinical trial.

Detailed description

Primary outcome: complication rate Secondary outcomes: Quality of life, recurrence rate, length of stay, post operative pain (NRS), return to work time, time to complete wound healing, resource use. Allocation ratio 2:1

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREEPSiTSpecialised fistuloscope to indentify sinus tracts, cautery tracts, remove causative hair, irrigation.
PROCEDUREExcisionSurgery to remove all affected tissue, followed by wound closure.

Timeline

Start date
2016-03-01
Primary completion
2019-01-31
Completion
2019-01-31
First posted
2019-04-22
Last updated
2019-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03923621. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.