Can AI-Powered handouts help hemorrhoid patients stick to treatment?
NCT ID NCT07701798
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial investigates whether AI-assisted written patient information, given alongside standard medical treatment, helps adults with mild to moderate hemorrhoids follow their treatment plan more completely. Participants receive either standard verbal counseling or an AI-generated written handout. The study measures adherence at two weeks and tracks symptom relief and quality of life over 28 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted written patient information
- What this could lead to
- If effective, AI-assisted written materials could become a simple, low-cost tool to help people stick to their treatment plan and feel better faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial, so results may not apply broadly. The AI-written information may not outperform standard verbal counseling.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Diagnosis of symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease in the outpatient clinic 3. Conservative/medical treatment planned at first evaluation 4. Ability to read and understand Turkish 5. Reachable by telephone 6. Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Planned office procedure or surgery 2. Emergency conditions such as thrombosed external hemorrhoid, strangulation, or massive bleeding 3. Concomitant anal fissure, anal fistula, perianal abscess, inflammatory bowel disease, or suspicion of anal/colorectal malignancy 4. History of hemorrhoidal intervention or surgery within the last 3 months 5. Severe cognitive impairment, severe visual problem, or communication barrier 6. Pregnancy and postpartum period 7. Serious systemic conditions that would prevent completion of study follow-up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sanliurfa Education and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGSanliurfa, Şanlıurfa, Turkey (Türkiye)