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New bandage aims to speed up healing of painful tailbone cysts

NCT ID NCT02011802

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a special germ-trapping dressing (Sorbact) helps wounds heal faster after surgery for pilonidal sinus, a painful condition near the tailbone. About 250 adults took part, and researchers compared Sorbact to a standard dressing over 75 days. The goal was to see if 70% of wounds healed with Sorbact versus 50% with the standard dressing.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

251 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2013

Finished

Sep 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Man or woman over 18 years old * Informed consent signed by the participant * Affiliation to social security system * Having a pilonidal sinus: * Asymptomatic or discovered by the patient during a routine examination * With chronic recurrent infection and skin rupture Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concomitant pathology: * cancer treated by chemotherapy * Hypertension uncontrolled systolic blood pressure\>180 mmHg or diastolic\> 110 mmHg * Severe comorbidity with reduced life expectancy less than 12 months * Acute cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, recent heart surgery) within 3 months before inclusion * Patients participating in another clinical trial * Known for intolerance to one of the dressings * Known pregnancy * Uncontrolled diabetes (fasting glucose \>2g/l)

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Conditions

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pilonidal sinus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Sinus pilonidal

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Service de Chirurgie Digestive - Hôpital de Hautepierre- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - France

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • Service de Chirurgie Digestive-Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse- 20 av du Dr René Laennec

    Mulhouse, 68100, France

  • Service de Chirurgie Digestive-Hôpital Pasteur-39 av de la Liberté

    Colmar, 68024, France

  • Service de Chirurgie Générale Viscérale et Digestive-Centre Hospitalier de Saverne-19 Côte de Saverne

    Saverne, 67700, France