New surgery may offer better healing for complex anal fistulas
NCT ID NCT07334678
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical methods for treating high anal fistulas, a condition where an infected tunnel forms between the anal canal and skin. The trial will enroll 64 adults and measure which surgery leads to better healing and fewer complications. The goal is to find a safer, more effective approach to manage this challenging condition.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with high anal fistula ( involving more than 1/3 of the sphincter complex), whether de novo or recurrent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with fistula secondary to malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, trauma or radiation * Patients with Low anal fistula * Patient with preoperative fecal incontinence * Previous levator ani muscle injury
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for High anal fistula are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Faculty of medicine Cairo University
RECRUITINGCairo, Al-Manial Cairo, 11451, Egypt
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.