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Study of Wound Packing After Superficial Skin Abscess Drainage

NCT00746109·1 site·ClinicalTrials.gov

What this study is about

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Lead

NYU Langone Health

Age

1–24

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

You may be eligible if

Age 1 - 24 years (i.e. any child seen in PED)
Suspected abscess deemed to need incision \& drainage by attending physician or fellow
Size of abscess is greater than or equal to 1cm
Parent or patient consent, and child assent

You may not be if

Location of abscess on face, perianal, or genitals
History of recurrent or chronic abscess
Multiple abscesses requiring drainage at current visit
Immunocompromised or unstable patient
HIV, transplant recipient, immune deficiency syndrome
immunosuppressive medications
Wound already open/draining
Previous participation in trial
Patient will not be following up / managed by PES (e.g. surgical site)

The record

StatusCompleted

PhasePhase 4

Taking part60

StartedSep 2008

UpdatedJan 4, 2011

Conditions

Abscess Skin Diseases, Infectious Boils Furuncle Carbuncle+3

Where1

New York University / Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, New York, United States

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