NCT05666648

Sitz Bath vs no Sitz Bath in Acute Anal Fissure Treatment

Comparison of Sitz Bath and no Sitz Bath Treatments in Patients With Acute Anal Fissure

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Combined Military Hospital Quetta · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the efficacy of 'sitz bath' and 'no sitz bath' treatment in terms of pain improvement, rate of cure and fissure healing in Acute Anal Fissure.

Detailed description

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy of 'sitz bath' and 'no sitz bath' treatment in terms of pain improvement, rate of cure and fissure healing in Acute Anal Fissure. Study Design Randomized Controlled Trial Place and Duration of Study Department of Surgery Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, from15 January 2019 to 15 August 2021. Patients and Methods Individual patients were randomized to either receive 'sitz baths' or 'no sitz baths' treatment for 4 weeks. Patients were asked to have 'sitz bath' once in morning and again at bedtime, after each week pain scores and healing of fissure were assessed. Main outcome measures were validated. Keywords Acute anal fissure, pain, sitz bath

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sitz Bath	Individual patients were randomized to either receive 'sitz baths' or 'no sitz baths' treatment for 4 weeks. Patients were asked to have 'sitz bath' once in morning and again at bedtime, after each week pain scores and healing of fissure were assessed. Main outcome measures were validated

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2023-01-31
• First posted: 2022-12-28
• Last updated: 2022-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan