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Local Anaesthetic Day-care Haemorrhoidectomy Challenges Traditional Concepts - a Randomised Controlled Trial

United Kingdom42 participantsStarted 2005-07

Plain-language summary

Background: Local anaesthetic day-care open haemorrhoidectomy (LH) is feasible, cheap and may be the cost-effective surgical approach to third degree haemorrhoids. This prospective randomised controlled trial compares patient's evaluation of LH with general anaesthetic day-care Park's modified Milligan-Morgan haemorrhoidectomy (GH). Methods: 41 patients with third degree haemorrhoids were randomised to LH (19 cases) and GH (22 cases). Demographics were comparable. Independent assessment (by a research nurse) and clinical evaluation ran parallel for 6 months. Outcome measures were average and expected pain scores for 10 days; satisfaction scores at 10 days, 6 weeks and 6 months. Secondary outcomes were journey time and cost in day surgery.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Third degree haemorrhoids Exclusion Criteria: * Unfit for day-surgery or general anaesthesia.

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What they're measuring

Average pain and expectation score.

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00503269

SponsorEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-06

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