Clinical trials: Cutaneous Abscess
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
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
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
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