Comparison of Tension Free Primary Closure, Karydaks and Limberg Flap Methods

July 9, 2014 updated by: barış sevinç, Konya Meram State Hospital

Randomised Prospective Comparison of Tension-free Primary Closure, Karydakis and Limberg Flap Methods in Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus Disease

Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory disorder of intergluteal sulcus. The disease seen in between 15-35 years of age and 3-4 times more in males. The incidence of the disease is found as 8.8% in Turkish soldiers. The disorder mainly affects the quality of life.

There are numerous methods in surgical treatment of Pilonidal sinus. The main difference in between those methods is the closing of the defect that occurs after the excision of the sinus tract. The defect can be closed by primary sutures or it can be left for secondary healing. Nowadays, the recurrence rate of flap procedures are lower therefore, flap procedures are commonly used. However, it has been reported that there is no difference between flap procedures and tension free primary closure. This result triggered the controversy that; if the healing side is tension free, midline suturing may have no importance. The aim of this study is to compare the results of 3 different surgical procedures used in treatment of pilonidal disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

150

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Konya, Turkey, 42180
        • Konya Training and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • having pilonidal sinus disease
  • desire for surgical treatment
  • accept to be involved in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients under age of 18
  • recurrent cases

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: tension free primary closure
patients treated by tension free primary closure
Procedure: tension free primary closure
tension free primary closure of the defects created by excision of the pilonidal sinus
Experimental: karydakis
patients treated by Karydakis method
Procedure: karydakis
the defect after excision of the pilonidal sinus is closed by Karydakis procedure
Experimental: Limberg flap
patients treated by Limberg flap procedure
Procedure: Limberg flap
defect after excision of the pilonidal sinus is closed by Limberg flap procedure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
recurrence
Time Frame: 2 years
recurrence rates two years after the surgery
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Konya Meram State Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Director: Ömer Karahan, Professor, Konya Meram State Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 8, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2014

Last Verified

July 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • PS42

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