Clinical trials: Soft Tissue Abscesses
Abscess of Skin and/or Subcutaneous Tissue
Loop Drainage Versus Incision and Drainage for Abscesses
This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial of loop drainage versus traditional incision and drainage in adult patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT03911518
- Testing
- Loop drainage, Incision and drainage
- Sponsor
- Gary Peksa
Abscess of Skin and/or Subcutaneous Tissue
Loop Drainage: Effectiveness in Treating Cutaneous Abscesses
In the Emergency Department (ED), patients frequently seek medical treatment for cutaneous abscesses. Traditional incision and drainage (I\&D), with or without packing of cutaneous abscesses has long been the accepted standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT02697279
- Testing
- Traditional Incision and Drainage., Loop drainage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Soft Tissue Infections
Placebo Controlled Study of Antibiotic Treatment of Soft Tissue Infection
This study is to determine whether antibiotic therapy is needed for patients with non-life threatening soft tissue infections. Most patients with these soft tissue infections are presently treated with antibiotics.
- Trial name
- NCT00187759
- Testing
- cephalexin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses in Pediatric Patients After Incision and Drainage
The purpose of the study is to compare rates of cure of abscesses with and without antibiotic treatment after incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00691600
- Testing
- oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
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
Abscess, Cellulitis
Incision and Drainage Versus Needle Aspiration in Soft Tissue Abscesses
The incidence of skin and soft tissue infections has increased dramatically over the last decade, in part due to increased prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
- Trial name
- NCT01085929
- Testing
- Incision and Drainage, Ultrasound Guided Aspiration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
People Who Inject Drugs
Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Abscesses in People Who Self-inject Drugs
The goal of this cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) is to to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention combining training in hand-washing with the supply of MONO-RUBs on the reduction of skin abscesses…
- Trial name
- HAWA (NCT06131788)
- Testing
- Educational hand hygiene intervention
- Where
- 22 sites in France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Abscess
US Guided Versus BlindI&D for Treatment of Soft Tissue Abscesses in the ED
Standard treatment for a soft tissue abscess involves incision over the area of maximum fluctuance with drainage of purulence from the abscess cavity.
- Trial name
- NCT02264392
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guided Incision and Drainage, Blind Incision and Drainage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Nasal Colonization With MRSA Bacteria
Microbiological Characterization and Nasal Carriage Rates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
We plan to compare data from 300 nasal swab in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside taken in 2001 to data obtained in 2005. The nasal carriage rate of MRSA and the specific characteristic of each MRSA found will be analyzed.
- Trial name
- NCT00247871
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Upper Extremity Wound, Lower Extremity Wound
VAC Bioburden Wound Care Assessment
The purpose of this study is to compare the microbiologic burden and need for further operative debridement of patients undergoing primary surgical debridement of infected tissue, soft tissue abscesses, or traumatic wounds of the…
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Wound, Lower Extremity Wound, Soft Tissue Abscesses, Traumatic Wounds
- Trial name
- NCT04826965
- Testing
- Wound Vac is applied
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Abscess
The Effect of Irrisept for Irrigation of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (Irrisept USF Study)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether Irrisept can effectively prevent the progression of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) as compared to treatment by the current Standard of Care.
- Trial name
- NCT01076049
- Testing
- Standard of Care (SoC), Irrisept Delivery System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Irrimax Corporation
Lipoma, Branchial Cleft Anomalies
Radiological Diagnosis of Pediatric Neck Swellings
Various diagnostic imaging modalities have been utilized in the assessment of pediatric neck lesions, including gray-scale and Doppler ultrasonography, conventional and three-dimensional computed tomography (CT), magnetic…
- Conditions
- Lipoma, Branchial Cleft Anomalies, Cystic Hygroma (Macro-cystic Lymphatic Malformation), Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT07734805
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Postoperative Wound Infection, Traumatic Wound Infection
Rapid Identification of Key Pathogens in Wound Infection by Molecular Means
The military is subject to traumatic wounds of various types and severity. Such wounds are predisposed to infection because they 1) tend to be extensive and deep, 2) may affect areas of normal carriage of potentially pathogenic…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Wound Infection, Traumatic Wound Infection, Closed Soft Tissue Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT00287599
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute
Abscess
Emergency Bedside Ultrasound for Pediatric Soft Tissue Infections
The purpose of this study is to determine if soft tissue infections in pediatric patients can be more accurately diagnosed (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00595881
- Testing
- Bedside emergency ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Wounds
Pilot Study Comparing Taliderm™ Dressing Versus Standard of Care for Open Incision and Drainage of Wounds
To evaluate wound healing with the use of Taliderm™ dressing and compare it to wet to dry dressing in the treatment of open wounds after incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00686296
- Testing
- Taliderm™, standard wet to dry dressing with gauze
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Bacterial Infections, Bone Diseases, Infectious
Fosfomycin I.v. for Treatment of Severely Infected Patients
The purpose of this European, multicentric, prospective, non-interventional study is to document and evaluate the efficacy and safety of the treatment of severely infected patients with intravenously administered fosfomycin…
- Conditions
- Bacterial Infections, Bone Diseases, Infectious, Osteomyelitis, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
- Trial name
- FORTRESS (NCT02979951)
- Where
- 50 sites in Austria, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH
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
Cellulitis, Abscess
Decreasing Antibiotic Duration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Using Behavioral Economics in Primary Care
Study the efficacy of a package of behavioral economics strategies (versus an education-only control condition) in altering clinician behavior regarding antibiotic prescription duration for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI).
- Conditions
- Cellulitis, Abscess, Drain Abscess, Impetigo
- Trial name
- SSTIBE (NCT05226260)
- Testing
- Default Duration order Panel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Soft Tissue Infections, Cellulitis
Soft Tissue Ultrasound of Infections
Objectives: This study aims to characterize severe skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in the emergency department through the acquisition of ultrasound images.
- Conditions
- Soft Tissue Infections, Cellulitis, Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT01557426
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital