Posthemorrhoidectomy Pain Management With Electronic Bidet or Sitz Bath

Seoul National University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Hemorrhoid

Treatments: Other: Electronic bidet; Other: Sitz bath

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02353156

2014-3144

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigator will perform a randomized clinical trials to compare the effect of pain management and wound healing after hemorrhoidectomy between warm sitz bath and electronic bidet.

Full description

After hemorrhoidectomy, the patients should take warm sitz bath for relieving pain and inducing wound healing. Electronic bidet is a device for cleansing the anus after defecation, and some patients are using the bidet for sitz bath. Thus, the investigator perform this study for comparing the effect of pain and wound management after hemorrhoidectomy between sitz bath and electronic bidet

Enrollment: 76 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the patients who undergo hemorrhoidectomy

Exclusion criteria

• previous history of anal surgery
• Crohn's anal disease
• perianal complex abscess or fistula
• uncontrollable medical disease
• Tb
• HIV
• malignancy
• immunocompromised
• pregnancy
• breast feeding
• NSAID allergy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Electronic bidet

Experimental group

Description:

Electronic bidet for 3min at early morning for 4 weeks after hemorrhoidectomy

Treatment:

Other: Electronic bidet

Sitz bath

Active Comparator group

Description:

Wamr sitz bath for 3min at early morning for 4 weeks after hemorrhoidectomy

Treatment:

Other: Sitz bath