Actively Recruiting
Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess
Led by University of California, San Francisco · Updated on 2026-01-26
196
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
504 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to examine patients undergoing incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses to determine if routine packing of the abscess cavity affects the need for further interventions such as repeat incision and drainage, antibiotic administration or hospital admission.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- All patients 18 years of age and above
- Patients that require a cutaneous abscess incision and drainage
- English-speaking subjects only
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to return for 48-hour follow-up
- Patients being admitted to the hospital or going to the operating room for incision and drainage
- Pregnant patients
- Patients less than 18 years of age
- Prisoners or persons in police custody
- Patients with infected bursa
- Non-English speaking subjects
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, California, United States, 93701
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michael Darracq, MD, MPH
CONTACT
J
Jannet Castaneda, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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