Outcomes of the Use of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) Laser in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure

Cohort Study of Chronic Anal Fissure Management Using CO2 Laser

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03872765

Enrollment

236

Registered

2019-03-13

Start date

2012-01-14

Completion date

2014-09-09

Last updated

2019-03-13

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Conditions

Chronic Anal Fissure

Brief summary

Outcomes of using CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) laser in the management of chronic anal fissure as an alternative to conventional methods

Detailed description

The use of CO2 laser in management of chronic anal fissure as a new alternative technique. Interventional study of 236 patients. Comparison to other techniques was made with respect to pain scores and healing time.

Interventions

DEVICELaser surgery

Use of CO2 laser to perform surgeries to treat chronic anal fissure

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

26 Years to 58 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Have chronic anal fissure

Exclusion criteria

* Acute anal fissure Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain score after surgery (Degree of pain)	3 weeks after surgery	Record pain after surgery on a scale of 1 to 10 (Range 1-10 with 1 being least pain and 10 greatest pain experienced by patients)
Recovery time after surgery (How many days patient takes to recover)	3 weeks	Time (How many days) for patient to be able to return to normal life activities after surgery
Incontinence after surgery	2 years	Lack of control of anal sphincter (Incontinence)

Outcome results

None listed

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