Treatment of breast abscess after child birth

Randomised trial to compare effectiveness of vacuum suction drainage versus needle aspiration in lactational breast abscess : Superiority hypothesis trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/07/020365

Enrollment

236

Registered

2019-07-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: A488- Other specified bacterial diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: BREAST ABSCESS DRAINAGE WITH VACUUM SUCTION: BREAST ABSCESS DRAINED WITH CLOSED VACUUM DRAINAGE , ULTRASOUND GUIDED WITHOUT INCISION.every 48 hours for a period of 14 days under USG gui

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Women with acute lactational breast abscess b)Breast feeding patients and those within 6 months of lactation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Refuse to give consent b)Patients with lactational breast abscess which had already burst open or which had already been treated by Incision and drainage c)Recurrent breast abscess d)Chronic breast abscess shown to be tubercular in origin on culture and sensitivity or histology.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
COMPLETE RESOLUTION OF BREAST ABSCESS IN TERMS OF NO PAIN , NO INFLAMMATION, NO PALPABLE ABSCESS AND NO BREAST ABSCESS SEEN ON ULTRASOUND SCANTimepoint: 0,3,5,7,10,12,14,30 DAYS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
OVERALL SATISFACTION AND RETURN TO NORMAL BREAST FEEDINGTimepoint: 0,3,5,7,10,12,14,30 DAYS	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Revathi G

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

dranitadharbhan@gmail.com9810198239

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026