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Doppler-guided Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation With Suture Mucopexy vs. Suture Mucopexy Alone

NCT02372981 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-02-26

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Summary

Novel minimally invasive techniques were established for prolapsing haemorrhoids to minimise the drawbacks of the golden standard of haemorrhoidal treatment, conventional haemorrhoidectomy techniques. Ligation techniques, such as Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation (DG-HAL), were introduced to reduce the arterial inflow of the AVP and thus prevent the haemorrhoidal zone from being part of the continence system. Apart from inappropriate application of this surgical alternative for higher grade haemorrhoids, high recurrence rates of up to 38% after DG-HAL are due to technical failure of the ligation technique itself. This is a prospective randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of additional Doppler-guided ligation of submucosal haemorrhoidal arteries in patients with symptomatic grade III haemorrhoids.

Conditions

  • Third Degree Hemorrhoids

Interventions

DEVICE

mucopexy +/- Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation

Mucopexy with or without DG-HAL is performed using a specific device consisting of a proctoscope equipped with a Doppler probe and a light source. The proctoscope model in our study has a sliding part comprising the operating window and Doppler probe for better proximal and distal movement without repositioning the proctoscope during mucopexy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

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