anal tear anal ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Pelvic floor therapy. Consisting out of a weekly course for 3 weeks. Each
session takes about 30 minutes. General queries are asked to evaluate the
pelvic floor and general information is given abou
Sponsors
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients, at least 18 years of age or older with an acute or chronic anal fissure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inflammatory bowel disease, malignancy, HIV/AIDS, Anal abscess or fistulae, low sphincter tension, previous surgical intervention for anal fissure, patients using chronic pain medication, patients with a traumatic anal fissure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is pain. Pain will be measured by the VAS score. Patients are asked to draw a vertical line on a horizontal line of exactly 10 centimeters long. That line will only be number on the left side, with a 0 and on the right side with a 10. After participants have drawn their line, the researcher will measure in millimeters what their score is. Measurement moments are baseline and after treatment starts on day 1, 2, 3, and after 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Mean score will be compared between intervention and controlgroup | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome is healing after 8 weeks. Healing will be assessed by the surgeon. Healing is defined as closure of the anal fissure. Secondary outcome is whether or not the fissure is still healed after 12 weeks. This will again be assessed by the surgeon. Healing is defined complete closure of the anal fissure. Portion of healed fissures will be compared between intervention and controlgroup. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed