Clinical trials: Cutaneous Abscess
Abscess
Antibiotic Therapy After Incision and Drainage for Abscess
Background: Skin abscesses are a growing problem in the general pediatric population around the world. While the standard treatment for an abscess/boil is incision and drainage, many physicians also prescribe antibiotics, despite…
- Trial name
- NCT00900510
- Testing
- Incision and drainage, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Staphylococcal Infection, Abscess
Comparison of Cephalexin Versus Clindamycin for Suspected CA-MRSA Skin Infections
The purpose of this study is to help define the role of antibiotics in the treatment of pediatric skin infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
- Conditions
- Staphylococcal Infection, Abscess, Staphylococcal Skin Infection, Folliculitis
- Trial name
- NCT00352612
- Testing
- clindamycin, cephalexin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aaron Chen
Abscess
The LOOP Trial in Treatment of Skin Abscesses
This prospective, randomized controlled trial enrolled a convenience sample of adults and children presenting to two Level 1 trauma centers over 12-months with subcutaneous skin abscesses necessitating drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT03398746
- Testing
- LOOP Technique, Standard incision and drainage
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
Randomized Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Children With Community-Acquired Abscess
The purpose of this study is to better understand why children develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections that require surgical drainage and whether antibiotics are helpful after the infection is…
- Conditions
- Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection, Skin Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT01498744
- Testing
- Oral Clindamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
MRSA
Community-Assoc. S. Aureus Colonization and Recurrent Infection in Pts With Uncomplicated S. Aureus Skin Abscesses
Infections due to S. aureus are a major healthcare burden. Currently there is not an effective way to prevent S. aureus infection.
- Trial name
- CIRCUS (NCT02690415)
- Testing
- Antibiotics Given, Antibiotics not given
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Southern Illinois University
Abscess of Skin and/or Subcutaneous Tissue
Comparison of Loop Drainage Versus Incision and Drainage for Abscesses in Children
The purpose of this study is to compare abscess drainage utilizing the vessel loop technique in children to the standard incision and drainage technique with the endpoint to determine if rates of treatment failure are…
- Trial name
- NCT02443272
- Testing
- Vessel Loop Drainage, Incision and Drainage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seton Healthcare Family
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Utility of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Use in Skin Abscess Management
The purpose of this study is to determine if antibiotics are required in the management of skin abscess following incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00679302
- Testing
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Abscess, Skin Diseases, Infectious
Study of Wound Packing After Superficial Skin Abscess Drainage
Superficial skin and soft tissue abscess are frequently managed by opening them up with a procedure called "incision and drainage".
- Conditions
- Abscess, Skin Diseases, Infectious, Boils, Furuncle
- Trial name
- NCT00746109
- Testing
- Wound packing, NoPacking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Skin Disease, Bacterial, Abscess
Evaluation of 3 Versus 10 Days of Antibiotics in Skin Abscesses After Surgical Drainage
The objective of this study is to determine if there is a difference in treatment failures and recurrent skin infections when patients are given 3 or 10 days of antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses after they have been…
- Trial name
- NCT02024867
- Testing
- Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lucy Holmes, MD
Cutaneous Abscess
Trial of Abscess Drainage Techniques
Comparing the outcome of traditional incision and drainage with a larger skin incision with or without gauze packing of cutaneous abscess in pediatrics versus a new minimally invasive incision and drainage with two small…
- Trial name
- NCT02545946
- Testing
- vessel loop, traditional I&D with or without packing
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Abscess
Antibiotics Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Abscesses in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference between an antibiotic, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus placebo in healing outcomes of soft tissue abscesses following incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00867789
- Testing
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cutaneous Abscess
Conservative Management of Cutaneous Abscess
This is a single center non-blinded randomized trial of topical anesthetic cream to usual care (warm compresses and time) for superficial, non-perianal abscesses in children under 18 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT05461053
- Testing
- LMX 4 Topical Cream
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center