Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Polidocanol Foam 3% in the Treatment of II Degree Hemorrhoidal Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Societa Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale

Collaborating Sponsors:

SICCR - Gaetano Gallo

Conditions:

Second-degree Hemorrhoids

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is one of the oldest and most common proctologic diseases that has been described with an estimated prevalence between 4.4% and 86%. Despite the proposal of three mechanisms ...

Detailed Description

As reported by the guidelines of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery, in case of failure of conservative therapies the most common outpatient treatments for first- and second-degree Hemorrhoidal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients above 18 and below 75 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of second-degree HD (proctological examination, proctoscopy and, if required, colonoscopy)
  • Patients who report persistent perianal bleeding as a typical symptom of second-degree HD
  • Informed consent from each patient must be obtained
  • Participating centres will be asked to confirm that they have gained formal approval at their site

Exclusion

  • Previous anal surgical procedures
  • Previous sclerotherapy or rubber band ligation in the last 12 months
  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Patients with inability to return for postoperative control visits, to sign the informed consent or to fill out the required clinical diary
  • Breast-feeding
  • Known allergy to polidocanol
  • Acute perianal thrombosis
  • Anal fistula
  • Anal fissure
  • Proctitis
  • Fecal incontinence
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Anticoagulant therapy
  • Known HBV, HCV and HIV infection
  • Acite Crohn's disease or Ulcerative colitis
  • Diabetes mellitus I and II
  • COPD
  • Any kind of tumour
  • Previous pelvic radiotherapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 2 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 2 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

183 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03791775

Start Date

January 2 2019

End Date

June 2 2020

Last Update

September 17 2021

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University of Catanzaro

Catanzaro, Italy, 88100