Suspended
A Randomized Blinded Trial of Abscess Management With Packing vs No Packing
What is being tested
Packing vs No Packing
+ Packing vs No Packing
Procedure
Who is being recruted
Infections+5
+ Inflammation
+ Pathologic Processes
Over 18 Years
+13 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: March 2013
Summary
Principal SponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Last updated: March 31, 2015
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Study start date: March 1, 2013
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Adult patients presenting to the emergency department with superficial cutaneous abscesses will be randomized after incision and drainage to standard care with wound packing or no packing to determine if there is a difference in the proportion of complications between the two groups.
Principal SponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Last updated: March 31, 2015
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
InfectionsInflammationPathologic ProcessesSuppurationPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsWounds and InjuriesAbscessSurgical Wound
Criteria
3 inclusion criteria required to participate
>= 18 years
Abscess <= 5cm in diameter
Truncal or extremity location
10 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Abscess secondary to Crohn's
Bartholins/perigenital, perianal, or facial abscesses
Complicated abscesses (fistula, suspicion of muscular extension, consultation/direct referral to general surgery)
Fever at triage (temp >= 38 degrees Celsius)
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
Active ComparatorNo Packing
Group II
ExperimentalPacking
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
SuspendedOne Study Center