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Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy in chronic anal fissure

Completed
Conditions
anal gap
10002112
Registration Number
NL-OMON50721
Lead Sponsor
Proctos Kliniek Bilthoven
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria

all patients above 18 years old with a chronic anal fissure with pelvic floor
dysfunction

Exclusion Criteria

Patients presenting with perianal abces or fistula
Patients presenting with Chrohns disease or colitis ulcerosa
Patients who received prior anal radiation therapy
Patients with anorectal malignancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- The tone at rest during EMG registration of the pelvic floor before and after<br /><br>therapy</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in chronic anal fissure measured by<br /><br>physical examination, balloon expulsion test<br /><br>- Relation between anal fissure and other pelvic floor dysfunctions<br /><br>- Proctoprom at the start of the study, after 8 weeks, 20 weeks and one year<br /><br>follow up<br /><br>- Difference in EMG signals of the pelvic floor after pelvic floor<br /><br>physiotherapy for tone at rest, MVC and Endurance at the start of the study,<br /><br>after weeks, 20 weeks and one year follow up<br /><br>- Quality of life as measured by scores of the domains of the RAND-36<br /><br>questionnaire, at the start of the study, after 8 weeks, 20 weeks and one<br /><br>year follow up<br /><br>- The efficacy of PFPT with biofeedback and/or electro stimulation<br /><br>- VAS- pain score at the start of the study, after 8 weeks, 20 weeks and one<br /><br>year follow up</p><br>
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