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New coil treatment could replace surgery for bleeding hemorrhoids
NCT ID NCT07264413
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
The BRIGHT study will follow 250 adults with grade II-III hemorrhoids who are treated with a procedure called hemorrhoid artery embolization (HAE). This technique uses tiny metal coils to block blood flow to the hemorrhoids, aiming to stop bleeding without major surgery. Researchers will track how well it works in everyday practice across Europe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- haemorrhoid artery embolization (HAE) with embolization coils
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less painful, faster-recovery alternative to surgery for people with bleeding hemorrhoids.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. The procedure may not work for everyone, and risks like infection or coil migration exist.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with bleeding grade II-III haemorrhoids (French Bleeding Score ≥3) planned to be treated with HAE coil-only embolization who fit the eligibility criteria
- 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. Adult patients presenting bleeding Grade II-III haemorrhoids with French bleeding score ≥3 planned to be treated with HAE using embolization coils; 2. Patients competent and willing to give written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Minors and other vulnerable populations who may not be able to give informed consent freely or for whom participation is not essential to the study (incapacitated and unconscious individuals, persons deprived of liberty, pregnant and breastfeeding women, etc.); 2. Patients receiving HAE using a combination of coils and particles, particles only, or any other embolic agents; 3. Patients who have had previous surgical haemorrhoidectomy at any time or other treatments for haemorrhoids within 1 year before the planned HAE; 4. Patients with known perianal sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease, peri-anal fistula, colorectal malignancy or pre-existing sphincter injury resulting in incontinence; 5. Patients with an immunodeficiency; 6. Known severe atheromatous disease with occlusion of target vessels preventing embolization; 7. Absolute contraindication to contrast media; 8. ECOG performance status \> 2; 9. Life expectancy \< 12 months; 10. Patients with unstable angina; 11. Patients currently taking nicorandil.
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