Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison Between Laying Open and Sinus Excision of Pilonidal Sinus - a Randomized Study
- 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)
A pilonidal sinus is a cyst or abscess near or on the natal cleft of the buttocks that often contains hair and skin debris. The condition is common and requires surgery to be cured. Several surgical procedures are described in literature. The most common surgical procedure in Sweden is excision of the sinus followed by suturing the subcutaneous tissue and skin. This method, however, has some problems regarding healing and recidives. Therefore this study is comparing the standard excision procedure to another surgical procedure, laying open. Healing frequency is the main variable, but postoperative pain, sick leave time and patient satisfaction is also measured.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilonidal Sinus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laying open | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sinus excision | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Laying open
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Laying open
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Sinus excision
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Sinus excision
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Healing frequency
- timeFrame
- 12 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- pain according to a visual analogue scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pilonidal sinus eligible for surgery * Age \> 18 years * Swedish speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Active signs of infection prohibiting primary sewing of the wound
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLorant T, Ribbe I, Mahteme H, Gustafsson UM, Graf W. Sinus excision and primary closure versus laying open in pilonidal disease: a prospective randomized trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Mar;54(3):300-5. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31820246bf. PMID 21304300