Loop Drainage: Effectiveness in Treating Cutaneous Abscesses
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Abscess of Skin and/or Subcutaneous Tissue
In brief
In the Emergency Department (ED), patients frequently seek medical treatment for cutaneous abscesses. Traditional incision and drainage (I\&D), with or without packing of cutaneous abscesses has long been the accepted standard of care. This procedure is often very painful for the patient. Additionally, compliance with wound care and follow-up can present barriers to proper care and healing. Research has suggested that incision and loop drainage of an abscess may be another effective treatment for simple cutaneous abscess. Thus far, research into this procedure has been limited to the pediatric population with small sample sizes. In these previous studies, this technique was found to be an effective and less painful treatment for abscesses. Research has not been done in the adult population using this procedure. If this procedure is found to be as effective and less painful in the adult population, then it should be considered as a potential preferred I\&D method for cutaneous abscess in the ED.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02697279
- Run by
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- People needed
- 5
- Starts
- 2016-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-01-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years or older
- Presents to ED with simple cutaneous abscess
- Provides informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Under 18 years of age
- Abscess too small for performance of procedure
- Signs of systemic infection
- Need for hospitalization
- Previously treated for current abscess
- Clinician determines abscess would not be amenable to drainage by loop technique
- Patients known to be pregnant
- Incarcerated patients
- Students / Employees of the facility
- Presence of any other condition(s) that the investigator feels makes the patient unsuitable for study inclusion.
Where it is running
- University of Maryland Medical Systems — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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