NCT01533363

Study About Patient Comfort and Long-term Outcome After Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy

Patient Comfort After Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy Long Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence on Patient comfort after Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy versus Milligan Morgan (two surgical procedures)in third degree circular hemorrhoids.

Detailed description

There are well known advantages in the short-outcome, however, there are still some uncertainties about the long-term results and recurrence rates, and only a few data of randomized trials are available. In most studies the patient population was heterogeneous with a varied degree of treated hemorrhoids, and different surgical procedures were performed. Therefore we initiated this prospective randomized controlled study of a homogeneous patient population with only circular third-degree hemorrhoids and clearly defined operative procedures. All patients with symptomatic, reducible circular third-degree hemorrhoidal disease were randomly assigned to undergo either the Milligan-Morgan technique or the stapling procedure. Patients were excluded from the study if they had single third-degree hemorrhoids, acute incarcerated hemorrhoids, intercurrent acute anal fissure and/or acute anal fistula, or prior hemorrhoidectomy. The main end point parameter of this study was to compare both groups with respect to patient comfort and postoperative pain. Secondary end points included the long-term recurrence rate of hemorrhoidal disease after a minimum of 4 years.

Conditions

• Internal Hemorrhoids

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Stapled hemorrhoidopexy
PROCEDURE	Milligan Morgan

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-07-01
• Primary completion: 2007-09-01
• Completion: 2007-09-01
• First posted: 2012-02-15
• Last updated: 2012-02-15