A Study comparing two surgical ( karydakis and Gips procedure) in patients with pilonidal sinus disease to see which leads to better healing and fewer wound infections.

Gips Procedure Versus Karydakis Procedure for Pilonidal Sinus Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/12/098291

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: L050- Pilonidal cyst and sinus with abscess

Interventions

Intervention1: Gips procedure: Minimally invasive trephine procedure for Pilonidal sinus disease as described by Moshe Gips et al. 2008 Control Intervention1: Karydakis procedure: Off midline flap clo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective Surgical candidates diagnosed with primary pilonidal sinus disease as per ICD-11 2. Patients consenting to be a part of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute Pilonidal abscess 2. Recurrent Pilonidal sinus disease 3. Branching sinus tracts 4. Pregnant female

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome: Time to complete wound healingTimepoint: Time to complete wound healing ( measured from the day of surgery to the day of complete epithelialization) assessed at each postoperative visit on day 7th,14th, and one month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. wound infection rate as per CDC criteria. 2. postoperative pain using VAS scale 3. Cosmetic outcome using POSAS. Timepoint: POD 1, POD 3, POD 7, 1 month, and 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sayed Saqib Hussain Shah

All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS),VIJAYPUR

Julie@aiimsjammu.edu.in7452006081

Outcome results

None listed

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