Can a Suture-Free hemorrhoid operation cut recovery pain?
NCT ID NCT07824999
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Sohag University are comparing two operations for advanced hemorrhoids in adults. One uses an energy-based device to seal blood vessels without stitches, while the other is the standard Milligan-Morgan technique that ties off vessels with sutures. The trial measures postoperative pain, bleeding, operating time, blood loss, and painkiller use to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sutureless hemorrhoidectomy using an energy-based vessel-sealing device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a hemorrhoid operation that causes less pain and bleeding during recovery than standard surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small, with 50 participants at one university, so its results may not apply to everyone. Energy-sealing devices can also cause tissue injury or delayed bleeding, and the comparison may show little difference between the two techniques.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Adult patients aged 18 years or older. * Patients with symptomatic grade III or grade IV hemorrhoidal disease. * Combined internal and external hemorrhoidal disease requiring excisional hemorrhoidectomy. * Recurrent bleeding, prolapse, pain, mucous discharge, or hygiene difficulty despite conservative or office-based treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years. * Grade I or grade II hemorrhoids suitable for conservative or office-based therapy. * Acute thrombosed external hemorrhoids requiring emergency management. * Associated anal fissure, fistula-in-ano, perianal abscess, or inflammatory bowel disease. * Suspected or confirmed colorectal malignancy\[cite: 1\]. * History of previous anorectal surgery\[cite: 1\]. * Bleeding diathesis, uncontrolled anticoagulant therapy, or severe coagulopathy\[cite: 1\].
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag University Hospital, Department of General Surgery
RECRUITINGSohag, 82749, Egypt
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