Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation and Rectoanal Repair Versus Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01647763 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: July 24, 2012
Last Update Posted
: July 24, 2017
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Background:
Hemorrhoids of grade 3 and 4 can be treated either by conventional, rather invasive procedures, like Milligan-Morgan or Ferguson or by modern, less invasive procedures with less postoperative pain. Doppler guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation and stapled hemorrhoidopexy are examples for such modern procedures. Hemorrhoidal artery ligation causes less post operative pain than stapled hemorrhoidopexy, however the former has a higher recurrence rate. Combining hemorrhoidal artery ligation with rectoanal repair should reduce the recurrence rate without increasing the post operative pain.
Hypothesis and aim:
The study tries to prove the assumption that combined hemorrhoidal artery ligation and rectoanal repair cause less pain and have less post operative complications than stapled hemorrhoidopexy.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hemorrhoids | Procedure: Hemorrhoidal artery ligation with rectoanal repair Procedure: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 84 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation and Rectoanal Repair Versus Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy |
Study Start Date : | July 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: HAL/RAR
hemorrhoidal artery ligation with rectoanal repair
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Procedure: Hemorrhoidal artery ligation with rectoanal repair
Hemorrhoidal arteries will be detected using an ultrasound Doppler probe. The arteries will be sutured with at least 4 Z-sutures. In the area with the 3 largest knots a purse string suture will be placed. Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy
procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) Resection using a circular stapler |
Procedure: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy
A purse string suture will be placed just below the hemorrhoidal cushion. Fixing the suture around the shaft of a circular PPH 03 stapler (Ethicon Endo-Surgery). Hemorrhoids will be removed by firing the stapler. Sufficiency of the stapler line will be examined through a proctoscope. Eventual sources of bleeding will be sutured.
Other Name: Longo procedure
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- Pain [ Time Frame: between 6:00 am and 8:00 am the day after surgery ]
Visual analogue scale (VAS).
Additionally recording of the pain medication used.
- Pain [ Time Frame: 8 h after surgery ]
Measuring post operative pain using the visual analogue scale (0 - 10).
Additionally recording of the pain medication used.
- Pain [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]visual analogue scale
- Pain [ Time Frame: 1 year after surgery ]visual analogue scale
- Pain [ Time Frame: 2 years after surgery ]visual analogue scale
- post operative surgical complications [ Time Frame: within 30 post operative days ]Number and severity according to the Dindo classification (Ann Surg 240:205)
- duration of medical leave [ Time Frame: up to 3 months after surgery ]data will be obtained from primary care physician
- Continence [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]
Physician obtains data to calculate the Wexner Score (Dis Colon Rectum 36:77).
Score will be compared with pre-operative score.
- Continence [ Time Frame: 1 year after surgery ]Wexner score
- Continence [ Time Frame: 2 years after surgery ]
Wexner score
Additionally anorectal manometry (results will be compared with pre-operative data).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- hemorrhoids grade 3
- no active anti-coagulation treatment
- no hemorrhoidal recurrence
- no previous surgery on rectum or anus
- no previous local radiotherapy
- no mental incapacities, good study compliance can be expected
- no severe incontinence (Wexner score > 12)
- no severe comorbidities
- no inflammatory anal diseases (abscesses, fistulas)
- informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- patient wish
- inoperability with the assigned intervention, switching to other treatment method

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01647763
Contact: Lukas Marti, MD | +41 71 494 1339 | lukas.marti@kssg.ch | |
Contact: Stephan Bischofberger, MD | +41 71 494 1111 |
Switzerland | |
Kantonsspital Rorschach | Recruiting |
_Rorschach, Switzerland, 9400 | |
Contact: Susanne Bock, MD +41 71 858 1111 susanne.bock@kssg.ch | |
Contact: Lukas Marti, MD lukas.marti@kssg.ch | |
Kantonsspital St. Gallen | Recruiting |
St. Gallen, Switzerland, 9007 | |
Contact: Lukas Marti, MD +41 71 494 1339 lukas.marti@kssg.ch | |
Principal Investigator: Lukas Marti, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Lukas Marti, MD | Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Department of Surgery |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Lukas Marti, Leitender Arzt (attending surgeon), Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01647763 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EKSG11/042 |
First Posted: | July 24, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 24, 2017 |
Last Verified: | July 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Keywords provided by Lukas Marti, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen:
Hemorrhoids |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemorrhoids Rectal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases |
Digestive System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |