Pilonidal Sinus
Conditions
Keywords
pilonidal sinus, excision, primary wound closure, limberg flap
Brief summary
To compare primary wound closure using a limberg flap with secondary (p.s.) wound healing following excision of a pilonidal sinus.
Detailed description
Patients who gave their informed consent who had excision of pilonidal sinus were randomly assigned to group A (primary wound closure with a Limberg flap) or to group B (open wound and p.s.wound healing).
Interventions
PROCEDUREsecondary wound healing
secondary wound healing
PROCEDUREprimary wound closure using a limberg flap
primary wound closure using a limberg flap
Sponsors
Kantonsspital Liestal
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* indication for excision of pilonidal sinus given
Exclusion criteria
* limberg flap not possible for surgical reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inability to work | 1 year | change for capacity for work at one year post-OP |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain perioperatively and after 3 weeks | 0 and 3 weeks |
| Complication rate after 3 weeks | 3 weeks |
| Patient satisfaction after 3 weeks & 1year | 3 weeks and 1 year |
| Recurrence rate after 1 year | 1 year |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed