Loop Drainage Versus Incision and Drainage for Abscesses (NCT03911518) | Clinical Trial Compass
WithdrawnNot Applicable
Loop Drainage Versus Incision and Drainage for Abscesses
Stopped: Pilot study not necessary as new data has become available.
0Started 2019-07
Plain-language summary
This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial of loop drainage versus traditional incision and drainage in adult patients presenting to the emergency department.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 100 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults age 18 years or older
* Abscess is considered simple, purulent, and cutaneous
* Abscess is deemed amenable to outpatient drainage
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to speak English
* Abscess location of breast or face
* Pilonidal abscesses
* Concurrent use of chemotherapy or steroids
* Allergy to sulfa/trimethoprim or lidocaine
* Inability to provide consent
* Incarcerated patients
* Inability to give a valid contact number or email address
* Presence of multiple abscesses
* Abscess size less than 2 cm
* Pregnant patients
* History of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
* History of Steven Johnson's Syndrome
* Patients with fever greater than 100.4 Fahrenheit