Sitz bath for acute anal pain: cold or warm?

Sitz bath for acute anal pain: cold or warm? A randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN50105150

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-02

Start date

2007-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Acute anal pain from haemorrhoids or anal fissure Digestive System Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

Interventions

Treatment with sitz bath every 12 hours during 7 days. Follow-up will be performed every day during the first 7 days of the study. Recommendations of temperature for sitz bath, diary record of tempera

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients aged over 18 years, either sex 2. Acute anal pain for haemorrhoids or anal fissure 3. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No acceptance 2. Previous anal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain control, evaluated using the VAS during the first 7 days of the study.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Outcome of disease (haemorrhoids or fissure), measured during the first 7 days of the study.	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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