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Filter by:Chronic wounds that fail to heal over extended periods pose a significant financial burden on the healthcare system, underscoring the urgent need to enhance clinical treatments. Among the most promising approaches are stem cell-based therapies. Substantial evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can facilitate the healing of chronic wounds in both animal models and preclinical studies, primarily through their paracrine actions. The bioactive factors and cytokines secreted by MSCs can be harvested in the form of conditioned medium. This medium has been processed into a lyophilized powder for clinical use. Patients with chronic wounds will recruited and divided into two groups: the control group will receive the commonly used fibroblast growth factor, while the experimental group was treated with the lyophilized powder. The study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of this Stem cell and exosome in treating chronic wounds (especially pilonidal sinus).
In brief, the right management of complex or recurrent pilonidal disease (PD) is still controversial. In our institution we treat these conditions with Bascom's cleft lift surgery. Though this approach for most parts is beneficial, a large proportion of patients will suffer from prolonged post operative healing. We have published some positive results on treating non-healing postoperative wounds after cleft lift surgery with autologous fatty cell transplantation. The overall aim of the project is to investigate whether the addition of autologous fat cell transplantation in the surgical treatment of PD reduces the incidence of patients with prolonged postoperative healing. In a double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial, we will investigate the effect of injections of freshly harvested autologous fatty cells in addition to Bascom's cleft lift operation versus Bascom's cleft lift operation alone.
The goal is to evaluate whether surgical excision of the pilonidal disease is needed after resolution of the initial symptoms when the patient follows regular hair removal regimen such as laser epilation.
Pilonidal Disease is disease of young patients with significant morbidity and is difficult to treat. Currently multiple methods are practiced for the treatment of the disease, two of them are preferred over others and practice extensively. First one involves excision of pilonidal sinus and dressings while the second one is excision of the pilonidal sinus with application of negative pressure wound therapy. None of these approaches is considered superior to the other, as not enough comparison studies of the two procedures have been done. In order to clarify this and find the best option for our patients, investigators are taking opportunity to compare these two modalities. If participants choose to participate in this study they will be randomly selected to one of these groups and the progress of wound healing will be monitored after surgery with the measurement of wound weekly and photographs. Investigators are hoping to find out which procedure is superior. This will allow investigators to provide the best treatment option for their patients in future.
Pilonidal disease (PD) is a chronic disease with a major impact on patient quality of life and productivity. Thus, wound healing would have a significant effect on patient quality outcomes, patient quality of life, and healthcare utilization, as well as societal benefits from allowing this vital population to return to productivity. There is no consensus on postoperative wound care after surgery for PD. Negative pressure therapy is commonly used. However, this therapy is costly and cumbersome, and not evidence-based to optimize wound healing or postoperative patient or financial outcomes. The investigators goal is to investigate the impact of MatriStem® Wound Matrix and MicroMatrix® (ACell, Inc., Columbia, MD) on pilonidal wound healing. Secondary goals are to evaluate the impact of MatriStem Wound Matrix and MicroMatrix on postoperative outcomes, quality of life, and healthcare costs after surgical management of pilonidal disease.
The purpose of the study is to learn about the best way to treat pilonidal cyst wounds and learn which type of bandage (or dressing) can help the wound heal faster after having surgery.