Comparison of Prolene Thread Seton Vs Silk Thread Seton for the Treatment of Perianal Fistula

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03763981

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-12-04

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

2018-08-30

Last updated

2018-12-04

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Conditions

Perianal Fistula

Brief summary

It is a randomized control trial in which we will treat the patients with perianal fistula with seton placement. We will divide the patients in two groups. Group I will be treated with silk seton and Group II will be treated with prolene setone. The outcome will be then followed as fistula healing and recurrence.

Interventions

PROCEDUREprolene seton treatment

patients with perianal fistulas will treated with seton placement by prolene thread

PROCEDUREsilk seton treatment

patients with perianal fistulas will treated with seton placement by silk thread

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients of both sexes and aged 20 years and above with high perianal fistula

Exclusion criteria

* Low perianal fistulas Fistulas due to chrons disease, TB or carcinoma

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
fistula healing	8 to 12 weeks	fistula healing, complete healing of wound with no external opening of fistula

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Fistula recurrence	6 months	Recurrence of perianal fistula after treatment

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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