Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Suturing and Packing of Drained Abscesses

Lead Sponsor:

Stony Brook University

Conditions:

Cutanoeus Abscesses

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief 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 t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non complicated abscesses

Exclusion

  • Fever,
  • Immunocompromise,
  • Cellulitis,
  • Perianal and
  • Pilonidal abscesses

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00465049

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

February 1 2012

Last Update

October 22 2012

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Stony Brook University Hospital

Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794