Anal fissure surgery showdown: closed vs open technique
NCT ID NCT07496216
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two surgical methods for treating chronic anal fissures in 160 adults. The goal was to see which technique leads to faster wound healing, less pain, and fewer complications like incontinence or recurrence. Participants were randomly assigned to either closed or open surgery, and followed for up to one year.
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Study facts
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- 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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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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20 to 70 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of chronic anal fissure (symptoms \> 6 weeks) * Failure of conservative medical management (dietary fiber, stool softeners, topical lignocaine, and at least 4 weeks of topical glyceryl trinitrate 0.2%) * Willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple fissures * Concomitant anorectal pathology (anal fistula, abscess, significant hemorrhoids, rectal cancer) * Inflammatory bowel disease * Previous anorectal surgery * History of anoreceptive intercourse * Psychiatric disease or inability to consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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