Primary Wound Closure Using a Limberg Flap Versus Secondary Wound Healing Following Pilonidal Sinus Excision
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pilonidal Sinus
- Registration Number
- NCT01889394
- Lead Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Liestal
- 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).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
- indication for excision of pilonidal sinus given
Exclusion Criteria
- limberg flap not possible for surgical reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Inability to work 1 year change for capacity for work at one year post-OP
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain perioperatively and after 3 weeks 0 and 3 weeks Patient satisfaction after 3 weeks & 1year 3 weeks and 1 year Complication rate after 3 weeks 3 weeks Recurrence rate after 1 year 1 year
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Gesundheitszentrum Fricktal
🇨🇭Rheinfelden, AG, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Liest
🇨🇭Liestal, BL, Switzerland
Spitalzentrum Oberwallis
🇨🇭Visp, VS, Switzerland
Gesundheitszentrum Fricktal🇨🇭Rheinfelden, AG, Switzerland