Comparison of Suturing and Packing of Drained Abscesses

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cutanoeus Abscesses

In brief

The standard treatment for skin abscesses in drainage followed by packing to prevent premature closure and reaccumulation of pus. Studies from the 1950s and later conducted outside of the US suggest that when drained abscesses are drained and sutured closed they actually heal faster without complications. The current study compares the time to healing and scar formation when drained abscesses are packed or sutured.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00465049

Run by

Stony Brook University

People needed

100

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Non complicated abscesses

You may not qualify if…

• Fever,
• Immunocompromise,
• Cellulitis,
• Perianal and
• Pilonidal abscesses

Where it is running

• Stony Brook University Hospital — Stony Brook, New York, United States

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