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The Proctological Symptom Scale (PSS): Evaluation of a simple tool for the objective assessment of proctological complaints

Conditions
K64
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis
Registration Number
DRKS00005691
Lead Sponsor
Abteilung Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, KoloproktologieSt. Barbara-Klinik Hamm
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
362
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with proctological complaints as study group.
Patients and hospital staff without proctological complaints as control.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Age- and sex-stratified comparison of scale values of the non-proctological cohort and the proctological cohort at first presentation. Within each cohort the relative impact of each scale item for the overall results will be analysed separately.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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