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Which surgery helps you get back to driving and intimacy faster?
NCT ID NCT07271537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two surgical methods (Karydakis and Limberg flap) for treating pilonidal sinus, a painful cyst near the tailbone. 352 sexually active adults who also drove took part. The main goal was to see how each surgery affected sexual function and the ability to drive after recovery.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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352 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
all patients \> 18 years with PNS underwent karydakis and limberg flap
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * sexually active, * employed or driving , * patients diagnosed with sacrococcygeal primary symptomatic pilonidal sinus based on clinical aspects, physical examination, and disease-specific history Exclusion Criteria: * lost follow up * refuse surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zagazig University
Zagazig, Sharqia Province, 1234, Egypt
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