Recovery Time After Excision vs Limberg Flap for Pilonidal Sinus

August 25, 2026 updated by: Sargodha Medical College

Comparison of Recovery Time Period in Patients Undergoing Simple Excision vs Limberg Flap Operation of Pilonidal Sinus

There is a difference mean recovery time in patients undergoing Limberg Flap operation versus simple excision of Pilonidal sinus.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

154

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab Province
      • Sargodha, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 40100
        • Dr Faisal Masood teaching Hospital Sargodha

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient admitted in Hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Paticnts of both gender
  • Age of 18-60 years
  • ASA physical status I and II
  • Diagnosed as having pilonidal sinus

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with recurrent pilonidal sinus disease
  • Pegnant or lactating females
  • Patients with a psychiatric discase
  • ASA physical status ≥3

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Closure ure using limberg flap technique
Procedure: Limberg flap operation
Pilonidal surgery by excision and closure using the Limberg flap technique. The excision and flap site will be mapped The ratio of length to width will be 60%. This rhomboid shape incision will be made and continued to the post sacral fascia and the tissue will be excised. Then the fascio-cutaneous flap will be divided from the underlying gluteus muscle and rotated to the defect. The wound will be closed with 2-0 nylon string after hemo-vaccum drain placement. Routine dressing will be performed and removed the day after operation
Closure by simple excision
Procedure: Simple excision
Pionidal sinus surgery by excision with primary closure only. The excision site will be marked 1 cm away from the sinus. Then an elliptical incision will be made that extended to the post sacral fascia. The tissue will be resected, and proper hemostasis will be done using minimum electrocautery. Tnen the wound will be closed in layers and a vaccum drain (Redivac) will be placed in a subcutaneous plane. Patients will be followed for 4 weeks and recovery time will be noted as per operational definition

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Recovery time
Time Frame: 4 weeks
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sargodha Medical College

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 25, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 23, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

December 28, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 22, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 26, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 26, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SMC-GS-2026-0011

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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