Red and blue light may speed recovery from perianal abscess surgery
NCT ID NCT07155356
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether shining red and blue light on surgical wounds can help them heal faster after perianal abscess surgery. 222 adults will be split into three groups: standard care, standard care plus red light, or standard care plus both red and blue light. Researchers will measure wound healing time, pain, and complications to see if light therapy offers any extra benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- red and blue light therapy (device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help surgical wounds heal faster and with less pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may be influenced by expectations. Light therapy may not provide significant benefit over standard care alone.
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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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About 222 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 75 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 18 and 75 years; * Clinical diagnosis of perianal abscess; * Procedure: Radical resection with incision and drainage. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent anorectal disorders (hemorrhoids, anal fissure) or malignancies/infectious diseases; * History of psychiatric disorders; * Analgesic use within 7 days preoperatively; * Coagulopathy or cardiac/hepatic dysfunction; * Pregnancy or lactation; * Contraindications to phototherapy; * IBD-related perianal abscess.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Putian University
Putian, China
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