Pain, Postoperative
Conditions
Keywords
Acute anal fissure, pain, sitz bath
Brief summary
To compare the efficacy of 'sitz bath' and 'no sitz bath' treatment in terms of pain improvement, rate of cure and fissure healing in Acute Anal Fissure.
Detailed description
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy of 'sitz bath' and 'no sitz bath' treatment in terms of pain improvement, rate of cure and fissure healing in Acute Anal Fissure. Study Design Randomized Controlled Trial Place and Duration of Study Department of Surgery Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, from15 January 2019 to 15 August 2021. Patients and Methods Individual patients were randomized to either receive 'sitz baths' or 'no sitz baths' treatment for 4 weeks. Patients were asked to have 'sitz bath' once in morning and again at bedtime, after each week pain scores and healing of fissure were assessed. Main outcome measures were validated. Keywords Acute anal fissure, pain, sitz bath
Interventions
OTHERSitz Bath
Individual patients were randomized to either receive 'sitz baths' or 'no sitz baths' treatment for 4 weeks. Patients were asked to have 'sitz bath' once in morning and again at bedtime, after each week pain scores and healing of fissure were assessed. Main outcome measures were validated
Sponsors
Combined Military Hospital Quetta
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of acute anal fissure of both genders between 18 to 60 years
Exclusion criteria
* While the patients with history of recurrent fissure, chronic anal fissure, pregnant woman and patients who were operated previously for any anorectal pathology were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| healing of fissure | four weeks | healing of fissure after 4 weeks sitz bath |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed