Comparing Operative vs Non Operative Treatment for Pilonidal Disease
ConditionPilonidal Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8+
SponsorStanford University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients at Stanford Healthcare with pilonidal disease.
Patients over the age of 8yrs.
Disqualifiers
Inability to read, write or understand English ***or Spanish
Intellectual disability precluding the patient from being able to comprehend or respond to the questionnaire
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Regular Epilation Regimen
- Surgical excision
Treatment groups
400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov