Patients With Hemorrhoids Referred to a Surgical Specialist Department

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Ersta Hospital, Sweden

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Solveig Elmér, Karolinska Institutet

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01706601

First received: October 11, 2012

Last updated: August 29, 2013

Last verified: August 2013

History of Changes

Purpose

Hemorrhoids is the most common disease in rectum with a prevalence of 30 % of population. This means that many patients are referred to surgical specialist reception with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease. The aim of this study is to describe population of patients with hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a specialised colorectal unit and to determine what treatment they are given at a general practitioner as well as in colorectal unit.

Condition
Hemorrhoids


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title:	Patients With Hemorrhoids Referred to a Surgical Specialist Department

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Hemorrhoids

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Karolinska Institutet:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Correct diagnosis? [ Time Frame: patients visiting Ersta Hospital between 2007-2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

treatment of hemorrhoids [ Time Frame: patients visiting Ersta Hospital between 2007-2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Surgical or conservative treatment, results and number of patients in the groups

Other Outcome Measures:

Examination/treatment [ Time Frame: Before visiting Ersta hospital ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Examination and treatment given by general practitioner
Operation/complication [ Time Frame: postoperatively ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Which operations were performed, complications?, reinterventions?
genus [ Time Frame: between 2007-2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Did men and women got the same treatment
Treated elsewhere [ Time Frame: after compleated treatment at Ersta hospital ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Estimated Enrollment:	800
Study Start Date:	February 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
Hemorrhoids Patient with hemorrhoids

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients whith hemorrhoids

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

all patients with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a surgical specialist department

Exclusion Criteria:

none

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Sweden
Ersta hospital
Stockholm, Sweden, 116 91

Sponsors and Collaborators

Karolinska Institutet

Ersta Hospital, Sweden

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Solveig Elmér, MD	Karolinska Institutet

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Solveig Elmér, MD, Karolinska Institutet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01706601 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2010/1108-31/1
Study First Received:	October 11, 2012
Last Updated:	August 29, 2013
Health Authority:	Sweden: The National Board of Health and Welfare

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Hemorrhoids Cardiovascular Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases	Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Vascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 25, 2015

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