Can Vein-Strengthening drugs ease hemorrhoid pain?
NCT ID NCT07376928
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well phlebotonics—drugs that strengthen blood vessels and reduce swelling—help people with mild to moderate hemorrhoids. Researchers tracked 131 Italian patients with symptoms like bleeding and pain. The goal was to see if these drugs improve quality of life and reduce the need for surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- phlebotonics (a class of drugs that strengthen veins and reduce inflammation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that phlebotonics are a reliable option for managing hemorrhoid symptoms without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. The effect may vary from person to person.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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131 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease (HD) of I, II or III Goligher grade
- 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: * Capable of giving signed informed consent allowing data collection in accordance with local requirements; * Males or females aged ≥ 18 years; * Patients with symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease (HD) of I, II or III Goligher grade; * Patients who are going to start treatment with phlebotonics, according to the clinical practice and according to the approved indications as described in the current version of the SmPC (Summary of Product Characteristics) approved in Italy. Patients are considered includible both in case never used phlebotonics or have stopped using phlebotonics for at least one month. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of concomitant, severe systemic disorders; * Hypersensitivity to the active ingredients of products under observation, or to one or more excipients present in the products under observation or known hypersensitivity to any other product containing the same active ingredients or excipients; * History of Colorectal or anal cancer and/or radiotherapy; obstructive defecation syndrome; irritable bowel syndrome; inflammatory bowel disease; coagulation disorders; other proctologic diseases, such as anal abscess or fistula; anal fissure or acute hemorrhoidal thrombosis; and anticoagulant or anti-aggregant intake for another disease; * Women who are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding; * Current participation in another trial is not permitted unless it is a non-interventional study, and the sole purpose of the trial is for long-term follow up describing clinical features or survival data (registry).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ospedale Piero Palagi
Florence, 50122, Italy
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