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An observational study of medical and surgical treatments for hidradenitis suppurativa

Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa evaluation study (THESEUS)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN69985145
Enrollment
150
Registered
2019-08-09
Start date
2020-02-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hidradenitis suppurativa Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Hidradenitis suppurativa

Interventions

1. Oral doxycycline 200 mg OD for 6 months initially 2. Oral clindamycin and rifampicin both 300 mg BD as a combined course for 10 weeks 3. Laser treatment 4. Deroofing of sinus tracts 5. Conventional

Sponsors

Cardiff University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults at least 18 years old with active HS of any severity 2. Diagnosis confirmed by recruiting clinician with experience of HS care 3. HS not adequately controlled by current treatment 4. At least one of the five study interventions is appropriate for participant’s care

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable or unwilling to give informed consent 2. Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of participants who are eligible, and hypothetically willing, to use the different treatment options, measured using screening log at baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Proportion of participants choosing each of the study interventions, with reasons for their choices, measured using descriptive statistics of each group membership for each intervention at baseline/month 0 2. Proportion of participants who switch treatments during the study follow-up period, with reasons for switch, measured using questionnaires during the study follow-up period 3. Treatment fidelity measured using questionnaire at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months 4. Loss to follow-up rates measured using percentage of consented participants failing to attend appointments over 12 months 5. Efficacy outcome estimates after 6 months’ of follow up to inform outcome measure instruments’ responsiveness (minimum important difference, MID): 5.1. Pain measured using a numeric rating scale at the baseline appointment and then on a daily basis for the first 12 weeks following treatment commencement via mobile telephone text message 5.2. HS-specific quality of life measured using HiSQOL 5.3. Global assessment (average change over time estimation) 5.4. Progression of course (flare frequency) (average change over time estimation) 5.5. Physical signs (average change over time estimation) 5.6. Symptoms (drainage resulting in need for dressings and fatigue) (average change over time estimation) 5.7. Generic quality of life measured using EQ-5D The researchers will report completeness of each outcome at each timepoint (0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months)

Countries

England, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactJanine Bates
batesmj@cardiff.ac.uk+44 (0)29 20687616

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026