Posthemorrhoidectomy Pain Management With Electronic Bidet or Sitz Bath

Single Blind, Randomized Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Convenience of Electronic Bidet With Very Low Force Flow Fountain System for Pain Control and Wound Healing After Operation for Anal Disease, Compared to Conventional Sitz Bath

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02353156

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-02

Start date

2016-09-14

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2020-11-12

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Conditions

Hemorrhoid

Keywords

Hemorrhoidectomy, postoperative pain, Sitz bath, Electronic bidet

Brief summary

The investigator will perform a randomized clinical trials to compare the effect of pain management and wound healing after hemorrhoidectomy between warm sitz bath and electronic bidet.

Detailed description

After hemorrhoidectomy, the patients should take warm sitz bath for relieving pain and inducing wound healing. Electronic bidet is a device for cleansing the anus after defecation, and some patients are using the bidet for sitz bath. Thus, the investigator perform this study for comparing the effect of pain and wound management after hemorrhoidectomy between sitz bath and electronic bidet

Interventions

OTHERElectronic bidet

electronic bidet after hemorrhoidectomy for relieving pain and inducing wound healing

OTHERSitz bath

sitz bath after hemorrhoidectomy for relieving pain and inducing wound healing

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* the patients who undergo hemorrhoidectomy

Exclusion criteria

* previous history of anal surgery * Crohn's anal disease * perianal complex abscess or fistula * uncontrollable medical disease * Tb * HIV * malignancy * immunocompromised * pregnancy * breast feeding * NSAID allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain score	1 week	visual analog scale after hemorrhoidectomy at 1 week

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
wound healing	4 week	wound healing rate at 4 week
convenience	4 week	questionnaire survey for convenience of wound management after hemorrhoidectomy
urinary difficulty	4 week	IPSS, urinary difficulty questionnaire

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026