Posthemorrhoidectomy Pain Management With Electronic Bidet or Sitz Bath

Phase 2

• Conditions: Hemorrhoid
• Interventions: Other: Electronic bidet; Other: Sitz bath

• Registration Number: NCT02353156
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigator will perform a randomized clinical trials to compare the effect of pain management and wound healing after hemorrhoidectomy between warm sitz bath and electronic bidet.

Detailed Description

After hemorrhoidectomy, the patients should take warm sitz bath for relieving pain and inducing wound healing. Electronic bidet is a device for cleansing the anus after defecation, and some patients are using the bidet for sitz bath. Thus, the investigator perform this study for comparing the effect of pain and wound management after hemorrhoidectomy between sitz bath and electronic bidet

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-02
• Study Start: 2016-09-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-28
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-10
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-12
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• the patients who undergo hemorrhoidectomy

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Exclusion Criteria

• previous history of anal surgery
• Crohn's anal disease
• perianal complex abscess or fistula
• uncontrollable medical disease
• Tb
• HIV
• malignancy
• immunocompromised
• pregnancy
• breast feeding
• NSAID allergy

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Electronic bidet	Electronic bidet	Electronic bidet for 3min at early morning for 4 weeks after hemorrhoidectomy
Sitz bath	Sitz bath	Wamr sitz bath for 3min at early morning for 4 weeks after hemorrhoidectomy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain score	1 week	visual analog scale after hemorrhoidectomy at 1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wound healing	4 week	wound healing rate at 4 week
convenience	4 week	questionnaire survey for convenience of wound management after hemorrhoidectomy
urinary difficulty	4 week	IPSS, urinary difficulty questionnaire