CompletedPhase 4

Interest in the Use of Dressings With Honey for Wound Healing After Excision of Pilonidal Cyst

France890 participantsStarted 2016-03-08

Plain-language summary

The management of pilonidal cysts is a skin excision and under deep skin. Scarring requires regular dressings (daily for 15 days and then every 48 hours) until complete healing. This healing is obtained on average in 68 days. Some patients have difficulties in healing with a final healing achieved on average in 95 days. Some teams use honey to promote wound cavitary wounds (wound infection, pressure ulcers, varicose wound). The acceleration of wound healing is due to antibacterial properties and hyperosmolarity to reduce secretions. ) The use of honey in pilonidal cysts is not evaluated and may accelerate healing.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Cavity Wound to 6 weeks of a pilonidal cyst excision * Bloodless wound * Pilonidal cyst not recurred * Age : 18 years and older * Signature of informed consent * In the capacity to understand the study Exclusion Criteria: * Bleeding wound * Refused to participate in Protocol * Patient immunocompromised * Recurrent pilonidal cyst * Patients on long-term corticosteroid * Patient deprived of liberty, under guardianship * Patient unable to understand the study * Allergy or hypersensitivity to honey * Allergy Or hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid * Allergy or hypersensitivity to guar gum * Allergy or hypersensitivity to pectin * Known allergy to propolis (potentially present in honey) * Sensitivity to zinc oxide * Sensitivity known dressings used in this trial or any component * Diabetes Non-insulin or insulin

Questions worth asking your doctor

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Healing Time

Timeframe: from randomization to 180 days maximum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02485860

SponsorCentre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-02-10

Results submitted2023-01-11

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