Post Hemorrhoidectomy Anorectal Pain

Boston Medical Center (BMC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hemorrhoid Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: deep breathing exercises

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03240185

H-36206

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a quality assurance trial to evaluate the effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients. All patients who undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. These patients will be surveyed at their post-operative visit regarding pain and other symptoms and at their one month post operative visit on the any hospitalizations and emergency room visits since their surgery.

Full description

The effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients will be assessed in this quality assurance trial. During the pre-operative clinic visit, patients to undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. In this year long study patient self-reported utilization of the breathing exercises and their level of pain, sleep quality, gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea, constipation, etc), emergency room visits, and hospitalizations in the month post hemorrhoid surgery will be evaluated. All patients will be asked to complete a brief survey at their pre-operative and one month post-operative visits.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing elective hemorrhoid surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Emergent/urgent hemorrhoid surgery

Trial design

80 participants in 1 patient group

Hemroidectomy patients

Description:

Patients undergoing hemorrhoid surgery who receive education regarding deep breathing exercises for pain control as part of their preoperative appointment

Treatment:

Behavioral: deep breathing exercises