Clinical Trial: Primary Wound Closure Using a Limberg Flap Versus Secondary Wound Healing Following Pilonidal Sinus Excision

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Primary Wound Closure Using a Limberg Flap Versus Secondary Wound Healing Following Pilonidal Sinus Excision: Short-term Results of a Randomized Controlled Multicenter Tri

Brief Summary: To compare primary wound closure using a limberg flap with secondary (p.s.) wound healing following excision of a pilonidal sinus.

Detailed Summary: 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).
Sponsor: Kantonsspital Liestal

Current Primary Outcome: Inability to work [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

change for capacity for work at one year post-OP


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Pain perioperatively and after 3 weeks [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 weeks ]
  • Complication rate after 3 weeks [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
  • Patient satisfaction after 3 weeks & 1year [ Time Frame: 3 weeks and 1 year ]
  • Recurrence rate after 1 year [ Time Frame: 1 year ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Kantonsspital Liestal

Dates:
Date Received: June 24, 2013
Date Started: January 2006
Date Completion: August 2013
Last Updated: June 26, 2013
Last Verified: June 2013