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Comparing Operative vs Non Operative Treatment for Pilonidal Disease

Who can join

Ages 8 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients at Stanford Healthcare with pilonidal disease.
* Patients over the age of 8yrs.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to read, write or understand English \*\*\*or Spanish
* Intellectual disability precluding the patient from being able to comprehend or respond to the questionnaire

About the study

The goal is to evaluate whether surgical excision of the pilonidal disease is needed after resolution of the initial symptoms when the patient follows regular hair removal regimen such as laser epilation.

What is being tested

• Regular Epilation Regimen (procedure)
• Surgical excision (procedure)

Sponsor: Stanford University · Participants: 400 · Started: Jul 19, 2022

Contact the study team

• Bill Chiu, MD · Phone: 650-723-6439

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05439291

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.