Comparison Between Two Endoscopic Treatments of Bleeding Internal Hemorrhoids:Band Ligation and Electrocoagulation Probe

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hemorrhoids

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment, band ligation (placing rubber bands around the hemorrhoids) or BICAP electrocoagulation (using electricity to cauterize) is safer and more effective endoscopic treatment for bleeding internal hemorrhoids.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00630669

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

45

Starts

1997-12-01

Expected to finish

2001-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Grade II or III internal hemorrhoids with chronic rectal bleeding, which failed at least 8 weeks of intensive medical therapy.
• Age over 18 years
• A life expectancy of at least 24 months
• A signed written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• The patient was uncooperative or could not return for routine outpatient follow-up
• Severe or end-stage co-morbid illness
• Prior endoscopic or surgical treatment of hemorrhoids within the past 6 months
• Ongoing need for anticoagulation therapy or high doses of aspirin or non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents
• Presence of severe rectal pain
• Recently thrombosed internal or external hemorrhoids
• Anal stricture,fissure, fistula,or abscess
• Rectal carcinoma or bleeding distal colonic polyp
• Rectal varices
• Acute or chronic colitis
• Rectal prolapse
• Radiation telangiectasia of the rectum
• Prothrombin time >3 seconds over control
• Platelet count <75,000

Where it is running

• Rome Jutabha,MD — Los Angeles, California, United States

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