Sinus Pilonidal Clinical Trial
Official title:
Sorbact TM: Effect of a Microbial Binding Dressing on Wound Healing After Pilonidal Sinus Excision
Sinus pilonidal concern 26/100 000 young adults. It manifests after puberty, presenting as an
acute abscess in approximately 50% of patients or as a discharging painful sinus. Patients
may experience lengthy healing times resulting in considerable morbidity and disruption to a
young adult's life. Eradication of pilonidal sinus is based on a wide surgical excision and
at the end of the procedure, the wound is dressed with an alginate dressing (Algosteril®).
The objective is to show a better efficiency of Sorbact TM (trademark) dressings compared to
Alginates that are standardized dressings after pilonidal sinus excision during a period of
75 days. The main objective is to show a difference of 20% of wounds completely healed in 75
days between the two types of dressing: 50% of wounds healed with Algosteril TM compared to
70% of wounds healed with Sorbact TM.
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