Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess

Conditions

• Cutaneous Abscess

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Packing — PROCEDURE
  The patient will receive packing as part of their wound care
• No packing — OTHER
  The patient will not receive packing as part of their wound care

Study Details

The goal of this study is to examine patients undergoing incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses to determine if routine packing of the abscess cavity affects the need for further interventions such as repeat incision and drainage, antibiotic administration or hospital admission.

Key Dates

Start date

Aug 31, 2016

Status verified

Jan 2026

Primary completion

Apr 30, 2026

Completion

Apr 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

196 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Arms

• Active Comparator: Packing
  The patient is to have a long piece of gauze within the abscess cavity in an attempt to keep it open and allow purulent material to continue to drain after the initial incision and release of purulent material has been performed.
• Placebo Comparator: No packing
  The patient is not to have packing of the abscess as part of the incision and drainage procedure

Primary Outcome Measure

Percentage of patients needing further treatment [ Time Frame: 14 days ]

Central Contacts

• Michael Darracq, MD, MPH
  559-499-6440
  [email protected]
• Jannet Castaneda, BA
  559-499-6435
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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