Trials / Terminated
TerminatedNCT00160290
Trial to Evaluate Effect of Lactulose on Hard Stools in Patients With Hemorrhoids or Anal Fissures
An Open, Randomized, Parallel Group, Single Center Study to Investigate the Effect of Lactulose Versus Plantago Ovate on the Quality of Life of Patients With Hard Stools and Hemorrhoids or Anal Fissure
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 97 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To demonstrate that lactulose acts as a stool softener, relieving the pain at defecation, improving the number of defecations and regulating the colonic transit time in patients suffering of hemorrhoids or anal fissure. To compare efficacy and quality of life in patients treated either with lactulose or plantago ovate.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Lactulose | 15 mL / 12 hours |
| DRUG | Plantago ovata | 3,5 g / 12 hours |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2006-06-01
- Completion
- 2006-06-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-12
- Last updated
- 2008-05-06
Locations
8 sites across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00160290. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.