Background
Methods
Study design
Stakeholder team
Study population
Inclusion criteria | |
• Age 12–20 years | |
• Diagnosis of pilonidal disease | |
Exclusion criteria | |
• History of photosensitivity | |
• Actively inflamed pilonidal sinus (these patients will be informed of the trial and invited to contact the study team upon resolution of their inflamed sinus if they are interested in being in the trial at that time) |
Study setting
Randomization methods
Baseline assessment
• Demographics (including age, gender, body mass index, race, ethnicity, caregiver education level, employment status, income, marital status, number of household residents) | |
• Fitzpatrick skin type | |
• Vital signs | |
• Laboratory testing | |
• Episodes of pilonidal disease | |
• Surgical procedures performed for pilonidal disease | |
• Symptoms | |
• Medications | |
• Complications (if any) | |
• Readmissions | |
• Recurrence | |
• Days missed from work or school | |
• Days missed from normal activities | |
• Office visits referable to pilonidal disease | |
• Emergency department visits for pilonidal disease | |
• Treatment-related pain |