Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison of Excision Versus Punch Incision in the Treatment of Epidermal Cysts
NCT00165958CI-TRIAL-00015299completedPhase 4Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this trial is to compare two standard of care treatments for removing epidermal cysts. Surgical excision removes the entire cyst but requires a larger hole in the skin. A punch incision makes a smaller hole through which the cyst can be removed. The trial's purpose is to determine if one method is better than another in terms of recurrence, infection, or other side effects.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidermal Cyst | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excisional surgery of epidermal cyst | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Punch incision of epidermal cyst | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Punch excision
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Punch incision of epidermal cyst
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Traditional excision
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Excisional surgery of epidermal cyst
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Participants With Cyst Recurrence
- timeFrame
- 16 months
- description
- Recurrence of cyst after removal
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult 18 years or older * Epidermal cyst 1-3 cm in diameter on the trunk Exclusion Criteria: * Infected cyst requiring systemic antibiotics * Pregnant females * Unable to return to clinic for suture removal * Previous excision of target cyst
References
Publications (0)
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