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Comparison of Suturing and Packing of Drained Abscesses

NCT00465049 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-10-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The standard treatment for skin abscesses in drainage followed by packing to prevent premature closure and reaccumulation of pus. Studies from the 1950s and later conducted outside of the US suggest that when drained abscesses are drained and sutured closed they actually heal faster without complications. The current study compares the time to healing and scar formation when drained abscesses are packed or sutured.

Conditions

  • Cutanoeus Abscesses

Interventions

OTHER

PRIMARY CLOSRE

SUTURE

OTHER

SECONDARY CLOSURE

ALLOW TO HEAL SPONTANEOUSLY

OTHER

SPONTANEOUS HALING

SECONDARY HEALING AFTER I\&D

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Adam J Singer, MD · Stony Brook University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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