Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for Pilonidal Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stanford University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the best method for cleaning wounds during surgery for patients with Stage 3 pilonidal disease. The investigators will compare the standard wound cleaning solution, saline, with a different solution called hypochlorous acid (Vashe, Urgo Medical) to see which one helps wounds heal faster after surgery.
Description
This study will evaluate whether irrigating the surgical wound with hypochlorous acid solution (Vashe, Urgo Medical) during excision of Stage 3 pilonidal disease leads to faster wound closure compared with normal saline irrigation. The goal is to identify which intraoperative irrigation solution produces better healing outcomes and could be adopted as the preferred standard approach for future patients. Patients who present to the Pediatric General Surgery Clinic at Stanford with pilonidal disease complaints will be screened for potential enrollment by the principal investigator and clinic pr…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0–30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage 3 pilonidal disease according to the Stanford Pilonidal Severity Staging System Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pilonidal disease that is not classified as stage 3 * Intellectual disability precluding the patient and/or guardian from being able to consent
Interventions
- ProcedureHypochlorous Acid
Hypochlorous acid will be used as the wound irrigation solution instead of the saline which is currently considered standard. All other aspects of the surgery will be the same across both arms.
Location
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - StanfordPalo Alto, California