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Pain and Bleeding Following Hypertonic Saline Sclerotherapy Compared to Brand Ligation for Symptomatic Hemorrhoids

NCT02851940 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2024-01-31

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Summary

The investigators aim at prospectively comparing procedural pain, adverse events and rebleeding rates of anoscopic rubber band ligation and endoscopic hypertonic saline injection in patients with symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Rubber Band Ligation

Anoscopic rubber band ligation by bedside with patient in the jack-knife position (equipment: anoscope, rubber band applicator)

PROCEDURE

Hypertonic Saline Infusion

Endoscopic retroflexed 3 ml injection of 20% hypertonic saline 1cm above the dentate line (equipment: Flex sig, injection needle, 20% saline)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American University of Beirut Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ala I Sharara, MD · American University of Beirut Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Lebanon

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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