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ENVELOP: Wound Care Following Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
Sponsor: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Summary
This is a single-blinded, multicentre, prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing post-operative and patient-reported outcomes for patients undergoing application of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after sinus tract excision as compared to excision and standard open wound care in chronic pilonidal sinus disease (PSD).
Official title: Excision and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Excision and Leaving Open With Standard Wound Care for Management of Chronic Pilonidal Sinus Disease - A Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2027-04-27
Last Updated
2024-10-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Application of a negative wound pressure therapy dressing to the wound post laparotomy
Locations (10)
Mayo University Hospital
Castlebar, Ireland
University Hospital Cork
Cork, Ireland
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
St Michael's Hospital Dun Laoighre
Dublin, Ireland
Tallaght University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
University Hospital Galway
Galway, Ireland
St. Luke's Hospital
Kilkenny, Ireland
University Hospital Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
Midlands University Hospital
Tullamore, Ireland
University Hospital Waterford
Waterford, Ireland