Open Wide Excision Versus Minimal Surgery for Pilonidal Disease
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Official title
Open Wide Excision Versus Minimal Surgery for Pilonidal Disease: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating for Early Recurrence and Patient Satisfaction
Brief summary
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In order to compare the early recurrence rates of pilonidal disease and overall patient satisfaction between procedures involving minimal and wide open excisions, we propose to perform a prospective, randomized clinical trial comparing these two surgical procedures. Randomly assigned patients will undergo either 1) wide excisions of all pilonidal-diseased tissue (e.g. pits, cavity, sinus tracts), including a surrounding rim of normal tissue and left open to heal, or 2) minimal excisions of lined sinus tracts using varying sized trephines. Overall patient satisfaction will be evaluated by the amount of analgesic used for the procedure, the number of dressing changes, the length of convalescence, and overall patient tolerance of the procedures, both intra- and post-operatively. In addition, varying data points will be collected with the use of a quality of life survey and visual analog pain scale to analyze overall patient satisfaction. Patients will be followed for a period of two years following surgery to evaluate for early recurrence of their pilonidal disease.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01241136
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- open wide-excision pilonidal cystectomy Procedure
- minimal invasive pilonidal cystotomy Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 17 Years to 99 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 18, 2010
- Primary completion
- Nov 24, 2014
- Completion
- Jul 15, 2025
- Last update posted
- Oct 8, 2025
2010 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Medical Center Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Virginia | 23708 | — |
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