Comparison Between Two Endoscopic Treatments of Bleeding Internal Hemorrhoids:Band Ligation and Electrocoagulation Probe

Randomized Study Of Endoscopic Band Ligation Versus Bipolar Probe Electrocoagulation Of Bleeding Internal Hemorrhoids

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00630669

Enrollment

Registered

2008-03-07

Start date

1997-12-31

Completion date

2001-05-31

Last updated

2008-03-07

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Conditions

Hemorrhoids

Keywords

Internal hemorrhoids, Rubber band ligation, Bipolar coagulation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment, band ligation (placing rubber bands around the hemorrhoids) or BICAP electrocoagulation (using electricity to cauterize) is safer and more effective endoscopic treatment for bleeding internal hemorrhoids.

Interventions

PROCEDURERubber band ligation

placing rubber bands around the internal hemorrhoids

PROCEDUREBipolar coagulation

using electricity to cauterize

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Grade II or III internal hemorrhoids with chronic rectal bleeding, which failed at least 8 weeks of intensive medical therapy. 2. Age over 18 years 3. A life expectancy of at least 24 months 4. A signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. The patient was uncooperative or could not return for routine outpatient follow-up 2. Severe or end-stage co-morbid illness 3. Prior endoscopic or surgical treatment of hemorrhoids within the past 6 months 4. Ongoing need for anticoagulation therapy or high doses of aspirin or non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents 5. Presence of severe rectal pain 6. Recently thrombosed internal or external hemorrhoids 7. Anal stricture,fissure, fistula,or abscess 8. Rectal carcinoma or bleeding distal colonic polyp 9. Rectal varices 10. Acute or chronic colitis 11. Rectal prolapse 12. Radiation telangiectasia of the rectum 13. Prothrombin time \>3 seconds over control 14. Platelet count \<75,000

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
treatment success rate	one year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
treatment complication rate	one year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026