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ENVELOP: Wound Care Following Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Started2024-10-01
Est. completion2026-10-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06647290

Summary

This is a single-blinded, multicentre, prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing post-operative and patient-reported outcomes for patients undergoing application of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after sinus tract excision as compared to excision and standard open wound care in chronic pilonidal sinus disease (PSD).

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

i) They are aged 18 years or older

ii) They are undergoing elective pilonidal sinus excision without primary closure

Exclusion Criteria:

i) They are unable to adhere to protocol requirements e.g. questionnaire completion

ii) They are undergoing emergency drainage for a pilonidal abscess

iii) They are undergoing surgery for a pilonidal sinus disease in locations other than the natal cleft

iv) They have underlying osteomyelitis

v) They have underlying fistulating disease e.g. Crohn's

Conditions3

CancerPilonidal SinusWound Healing

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