Assessment of Clinical Outcomes in Closure of Deep Neck Space Infection Incisions
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- Deep Neck Space Infections
- Interventions
- Procedure: neck incisions closed at bedside at the time of drain removal under local anesthesiaProcedure: standard treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT04286087
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if closure of deep neck infection incisions at the time of extraoral drain removal has any impact on rates of reinfection and to determine if this treatment will have any impact on scar formation and qualitative measures of pain or impact on quality of life during the post-operative healing period.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- deep neck space infection
- who require a conservative unilateral submandibular neck incision to access affected deep fascial neck spaces
Exclusion Criteria
- pregnant females
- cognitively impaired individuals
- deep neck space infections which require bilateral neck incisions, large neck apron incisions, or placement of negative pressure therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Investigational Arm neck incisions closed at bedside at the time of drain removal under local anesthesia - Control Group standard treatment -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants with reinfection 1-2 weeks post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants requiring a scar revision surgery 4-6 months post intervention