Pile Infrared-photocoagulation versus Ligation Exploratory Study Programme
- Conditions
- Digestive SystemSurgeryHaemorrhoids
- Registration Number
- PACTR201807152935140
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Barnabas Alayande
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
1. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade I haemorrhoids (which do not prolapse) requiring treatment.
2. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade II haemorrhoids (which prolapse during defaecation and reduce spontaneously) requiring treatment
3. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade III haemorrhoids (which prolapse during defaecation and need to be manually reduced) requiring treatment.
1. Patients presenting with Goligher Grade IV haemorrhoids, thrombosed haemorrhoids or infected haemorrhoids.
2. Patients with haemorrhoids associated with malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease or pregnancy.
3. Patients with associated anal fissures, anal spasm or infective anal pathologies like cryptitis or proctitis.
4. Patients with coagulation disorders as determined by clinical or laboratory parameters.
5. History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or other immunosuppressive illness.
6. Uncontrolled hypertension and other co-morbidities.
7. Patients who request for a particular modality of office treatment or surgery.
8. Patients who have had previous treatments beyond conservative measures including minimally invasive haemorrhoid treatments or haemorrhoidectomy.
9. Patients on oral flavinoid compounds or those applying micronised purified flavinoid derivatives locally to the anal region.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The resolution of all presenting symptoms and anatomical obliteration of the haemorrhoids.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time to resumption of duties;Post procedure pain;early complication- bleeding;early complication-anal discharge;early complication- rectal tenesmus