Prospective Study in Laser Treatment of Pilonidal Cysts
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pilonidal Sinus. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Prospective Study on the Incidence of Recurrence in Laser Treatment of Pilonidal Cysts
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the recurrence rate after laser treatment of pilonidal sinus within two years of the procedure in adult patients who require this procedure to treat their pilonidal sinus. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is there a clinical recurrence (presence of a fistula in the intergluteal cleft) 2 years after laser treatment of pilonidal sinus? Participants who undergo surgery as part of their regular medical care will answer survey questions about recurrence at 1 and 2 years.
Primary outcome measures
- Clinical recurrence [Time frame: 2 years post-operatively]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients requiring laser surgery for pilonidal sinus, of any type (including recurrence after radical cure or laser treatment)
- Patient able to understand the protocol and having given written informed consent to participate in the study,
- Patient affiliated to the social security system or entitled to it.
Exclusion criteria
- Patient participating in another interventional clinical research protocol involving a drug or clinical investigation of a medical device
- Patient already included in a research study
- Patient under guardianship, conservatorship, or deprived of liberty
- Patient under an activated future protection mandate
- Patient under family authorization
- Patient under judicial protection.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 2 centers
- Clinique des Cèdres — Cornebarrieu
- CHD Vendée — La Roche-sur-Yon
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07314632 · CH25_0098 · 2025-A02356-43