TerminatedNot Applicable

Is Doppler Necessary in Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation Operation?

Stopped: Doppler device company wanted hospital to stop recruiting

United Kingdom150 participantsStarted 2010-01

Plain-language summary

Haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation (HALO) is an operation that ties off vessels to piles. This study examines whether the ultrasound (doppler) is necessary to guide this tying off or not.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * For consenting adults (18-90 years) with grade one and two piles listed for HALO at Poole hospital by three consultants trained in the HALO technique, the patients will be offered to be involved in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Other grades of piles, age outside 18-90 or other anal condition

What they're measuring

Improvement of rectal bleeding

Timeframe: 3-6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01051180

SponsorPoole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2012-12

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