Wound care after pilonidal sinus surgery
Part of Cancer, Infections clinical trials.
This trial compares different wound care methods for people having surgery for pilonidal sinus (a small tunnel in the skin near the tailbone). It aims to find the best way to help the wound heal after the sinus is removed.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for surgery to remove a pilonidal sinus, and the wound will be left open (not stitched closed).
- You are not having emergency surgery for a pilonidal abscess (a pocket of infection).
- The sinus being treated is in the natal cleft (the crease between your buttocks), not elsewhere.
- You do not have osteomyelitis (a bone infection) or fistulating disease like Crohn's disease.
- You are able to follow the study instructions, such as filling out questionnaires.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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