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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
196 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-08-31
2026-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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1. Identification of a patient with a cutaneous abscess requiring incision and drainage
2. Written consent obtained from the patient
3. Study materials will be obtained
* Enrolling physician fills out pre-procedure information (see data sheet)
* Enrollment data sheet has instructions indicating whether patient is to receive packing or not
* Use of random number generator to randomize all packets
* Provider does abscess incision and drainage with or without packing according to the instructions
* Enrolling physician fills out post-procedure information (see data sheet)
* Patient returns within 48 hours for wound check with removal of packing if performed
* Research coordinator or study physician calls the patient within 14 and 30 days after the procedure for follow-up
* Information from a return visit and/or the telephone follow-up
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
DIAGNOSTIC
NONE
Study Groups
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Packing
The patient is to have a long piece of gauze within the abscess cavity in an attempt to keep it open and allow purulent material to continue to drain after the initial incision and release of purulent material has been performed.
Packing
The patient will receive packing as part of their wound care
No packing
The patient is not to have packing of the abscess as part of the incision and drainage procedure
No packing
The patient will not receive packing as part of their wound care
Interventions
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Packing
The patient will receive packing as part of their wound care
No packing
The patient will not receive packing as part of their wound care
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Patients that require a cutaneous abscess incision and drainage
3. English-speaking subjects only
Exclusion Criteria
2. Patients being admitted to the hospital or going to the operating room for incision and drainage
3. Pregnant patients
4. Patients less than 18 years of age
5. Prisoners or persons in police custody
6. Patients with infected bursa
7. Non-English speaking subjects
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of California, San Francisco
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Michael Darracq, MD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UCSF - Fresno
Locations
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Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, California, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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O'Malley GF, Dominici P, Giraldo P, Aguilera E, Verma M, Lares C, Burger P, Williams E. Routine packing of simple cutaneous abscesses is painful and probably unnecessary. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 May;16(5):470-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00409.x. Epub 2009 Apr 10.
Abraham N, Doudle M, Carson P. Open versus closed surgical treatment of abscesses: a controlled clinical trial. Aust N Z J Surg. 1997 Apr;67(4):173-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb01934.x.
Stewart MP, Laing MR, Krukowski ZH. Treatment of acute abscesses by incision, curettage and primary suture without antibiotics: a controlled clinical trial. Br J Surg. 1985 Jan;72(1):66-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800720125.
Barnes SM, Milsom PL. Abscesses: an open and shut case! Arch Emerg Med. 1988 Dec;5(4):200-5. doi: 10.1136/emj.5.4.200.
Simms MH, Curran F, Johnson RA, Oates J, Givel JC, Chabloz R, ALexander-Williams J. Treatment of acute abscesses in the casualty department. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1982 Jun 19;284(6332):1827-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.284.6332.1827.
Sorensen C, Hjortrup A, Moesgaard F, Lykkegaard-Nielsen M. Linear incision and curettage vs. deroofing and drainage in subcutaneous abscess. A randomized clinical trial. Acta Chir Scand. 1987 Nov-Dec;153(11-12):659-60.
Tonkin DM, Murphy E, Brooke-Smith M, Hollington P, Rieger N, Hockley S, Richardson N, Wattchow DA. Perianal abscess: a pilot study comparing packing with nonpacking of the abscess cavity. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Sep;47(9):1510-4. doi: 10.1007/s10350-004-0620-1. Epub 2004 Jul 8.
Other Identifiers
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2016052
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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