The Proctological Symptom Scale (PSS): Evaluation of a simple tool for the objective assessment of proctological complaints
- Conditions
- K64Haemorrhoids 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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method