Incision and Drainage Versus Needle Aspiration in Soft Tissue Abscesses
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Official title
Ultrasound Guided Needle Drainage Versus Formal Incision and Drainage of Superficial Soft Tissue Abscesses in the Emergency Department Setting
Brief summary
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The incidence of skin and soft tissue infections has increased dramatically over the last decade, in part due to increased prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Incision and drainage (I\&D) is considered the primary intervention, however some clinicians prefer ultrasound guided needle aspiration (US Asp). The investigators performed a randomized trial comparing US Asp to I\&D for uncomplicated skin and soft tissue abscesses, with a subgroup analysis of patients with CA-MRSA.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01085929
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 101 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 2008 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2009 (Actual)
- Completion
- Dec 2009 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Mar 12, 2010
2008 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | — |
| University of Massachusetts | Worcester | Massachusetts | 01655 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 12, 2010 · Synced Oct 20, 2026
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