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Multicenter Study for Diagnosis and Treatment of Perianal Abscesses

NCT02306382 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Drainage of perianal abscesses is a well established treatment. Traditionally its been done in general anesthesia after the swelling has been localised its been drained with a knife. After surgical intervention complications can occur with recidivism, chronic fistulas that go from the anal to the skin and sometimes the anal sphincter is damaged which can cause problems with incontinence.

Through ultrasound the abscess is opened under more controlled forms with a better visual overview. This is a new technique that has not been tested in larger studies. The aim with ultrasound-drainage as with traditional incision to drain the abscess so that the infected area can heal.

The hypothesis is a reduction of recurrences and formation of fistulas with the use of 3D ultrasonography.

Conditions

  • Perianal Abscess
  • Anal Fistulas
  • Incontinence

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Perianal abscess drainage

The patientens will be randomly selected and after they have taken part and said yes to the study, half the group will undergo examination with ultrasound and half without. After this random selection all the patients abscess will be drained.

DEVICE

3D ultrasonography

The patientens will be randomly selected and after they have taken part and said yes to the study, half the group will undergo examination with ultrasound and half without. After this random selection all the patients abscess will be drained.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Umeå

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karin Gustafsson, MD · University Hospital, Umeå

  • Karin Strigård Strigård, MD · University Hospital, Umeå

  • Ulf Gunnarsson, MD · University Hospital, Umeå

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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