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NCT Number: NCT03765086

Karydakis Procedure Vs Limberg Flap in Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus

This study will be a randomized controlled trial in which there will be comparison of the effectiveness of Karydakis procedure and Limberg flap in treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus

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Key information

Conditions

Pilonidal Sinus Cysts Neoplasms

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Services hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with pilonidal sinus of any sex and aged 20 years or above
  • Non infected pilonidal sinus

Exclusion criteria

  • Infected pilonidal sinus
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Patient on immunosuppressive therapy

Treatment and study plan

Karydakis procedure

Procedure

Pilonidal sinus will be excised by Karydakis procedure

Limberg flap

Procedure

Pilonidal sinus will be excised by Limberg Flap

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients presenting with recurrence of pilonidal sinus

    Time frame: 8 to 12 weeks

    Recurrence of Pilonidal Sinus(described as appearance of multiple discharging sinuses in operative site) after surgical procedure

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of weeks in which the operative wound will be healed

    Time frame: 4 to 6 weeks

    Duration of wound healing (complete epithelization of wound )

  2. percentage of patients developing postoperative pain

    Time frame: 3 days

    postoperative pain( measured by visual analog score with 1 being minimum score and 10 being maximum score) after surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Services Hospital, Lahore

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 5, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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