# De-roofing and Curettage vs WLE for Pilonidal Abscess

> **NCT03415347** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **London North West Healthcare NHS Trust** · enrollment: 138 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pilonidal Abscess
- Pilonidal Sinus With Abscess
- Pilonidal Sinus Infected
- Pilonidal Disease

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Abscess de-roofing and curettage
- **PROCEDURE:** Abscess wide local excision

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03415347
- **Lead sponsor:** London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-11
- **Final completion:** 2019-11
- **Target enrollment:** 138 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03415347

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03415347, "De-roofing and Curettage vs WLE for Pilonidal Abscess". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03415347. Licensed CC0.

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