WithdrawnNot Applicable

Assessment of Clinical Outcomes in Closure of Deep Neck Space Infection Incisions

Stopped: Dr Rudecki, the principal PI has left the program and is no longer in the United States therefore he failed to recruit patients for the study.

0Started 2020-11-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if closure of deep neck infection incisions at the time of extraoral drain removal has any impact on rates of reinfection and to determine if this treatment will have any impact on scar formation and qualitative measures of pain or impact on quality of life during the post-operative healing period.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * deep neck space infection * who require a conservative unilateral submandibular neck incision to access affected deep fascial neck spaces Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant females * cognitively impaired individuals * deep neck space infections which require bilateral neck incisions, large neck apron incisions, or placement of negative pressure therapy.

What they're measuring

Number of participants with reinfection

Timeframe: 1-2 weeks post intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04286087

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-05-30

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