Ligasure haemorrhoidectomy versus conventional diathermy haemorrhoidectomy: one year follow up

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31135824

Enrollment

Registered

2004-09-30

Start date

2003-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Haemorrhoidectomy Surgery Haemorrhoids

Interventions

Randomised controlled trial

Before-after trial. Random Allocation to: 1. Ligasure 2. Conventional Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All 40 previous participants of the Ligasure versus conventional diathermy study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anorectal physiology and endoanal ultrasound were not included in the original trial so there is no data for direct comparison. However this information is important to correlate patient symptomatology with quantitative assessment of sphincter anatomy and function.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026