NCT03240185

Post Hemorrhoidectomy Anorectal Pain

Effectiveness of Guided Breathing Exercises on Anorectal Pain in Patients With Symptomatic Hemorrhoids

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a quality assurance trial to evaluate the effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients. All patients who undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. These patients will be surveyed at their post-operative visit regarding pain and other symptoms and at their one month post operative visit on the any hospitalizations and emergency room visits since their surgery.

Detailed description

The effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients will be assessed in this quality assurance trial. During the pre-operative clinic visit, patients to undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. In this year long study patient self-reported utilization of the breathing exercises and their level of pain, sleep quality, gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea, constipation, etc), emergency room visits, and hospitalizations in the month post hemorrhoid surgery will be evaluated. All patients will be asked to complete a brief survey at their pre-operative and one month post-operative visits.

Conditions

• Hemorrhoid Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	deep breathing exercises	Patients receive education on deep breathing exercises for pain control as part of their pre-operative appointment

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-02
• Primary completion: 2019-12-15
• Completion: 2019-12-15
• First posted: 2017-08-07
• Last updated: 2020-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States