Topical Application of GTN 0.4% in the Treatment of Anismus Following Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy (TAGASH)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01279551 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 19, 2011
Last Update Posted
: January 25, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pain After Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy | Drug: 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment Drug: lidocaine cloridrato 2.5% ointment | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Topical Application of GTN 0.4% in the Treatment of Anismus Following Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy |
Study Start Date : | January 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2010 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: GTN
In this arm the investigators administer local application of 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment and ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg
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Drug: 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment
Local endoanal application 2 times a day
Other Name: Rectogesic
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Active Comparator: Control
In this arm the investigators administer local application of lidocaine cloridrato 2.5% and ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg.
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Drug: lidocaine cloridrato 2.5% ointment
Local endoanal application of lidocaine cloridrato 2.5% ointment 2 times a day
Other Name: Luan
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- Postoperative pain related to upper anal canal pressure increasing (yes or no) [ Time Frame: from the intervention to 1 month ]To evaluate if the pain post stapled haemorrhoidopexy is related to an increased anal resting pressure or not. The presence of anorectal spasm was assessed by clinical examination and anorectal manometry
- Postoperative pain remission [ Time Frame: from 1 to 90 days after intervention ]To assess postoperative pain remission
- Postoperative anal resting pressure at pain remission [ Time Frame: from 1 to 90 days after intervention ]We evaluate with anorectal manometry the anal resting pressure at the time of pain remission
- Duration of therapy [ Time Frame: from 1 to 90 days after intervention ]To evaluate how many days of therapy are needed to obtain pain remission
- Use of additional analgesic [ Time Frame: from 1 to 90 days to intervention ]To evaluate the use of additional drugs respect to standard therapy
- Postoperative pain intensity [ Time Frame: from 1 to 90 days after intervention ]To evaluate the intensity of postoperative pain assessed by VAS (visual analogue scale)
- Patients satisfaction [ Time Frame: 45 days after intervention ]To evaluate the satisfaction of the patients, assessed by a questionnaire (scale from 1 to 5)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with symptomatic II-III grade haemorrhoids and rectal mucosal prolapse
- Adults aged ≤ 75, male or female
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concomitant ano-rectal disease (fissure, fistula, abscess, inflammatory bowel disease, rectal cancer)

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Italy | |
Oneday-Day Surgery Unit, II Faculty of Medicne and Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome | |
Rome, Italy, 00189 |
Principal Investigator: | Francesco Saverio Mari, MD | Oneday-Day Surgery Unit, II Faculty of Medicne and Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome | |
Study Chair: | Luigi Masoni, MD | Oneday-Day Surgery Unit, II Faculty of Medicne and Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01279551 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DS-003 |
First Posted: | January 19, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 25, 2011 |
Last Verified: | January 2011 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lidocaine Ketorolac Tromethamine Nitroglycerin Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers |
Sodium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Vasodilator Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Analgesics Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antirheumatic Agents Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |