Cryotherapy for Post-Hemorrhoidectomy Pain

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Conditions studied: Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoidectomy

In brief

This prospective, patient-blinded randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University. Adult patients with grade III or IV hemorrhoids undergoing elective surgery will be randomized (1:1) to either conventional hemorrhoidectomy or hemorrhoidectomy followed by intra-anal cryotherapy. All patients will undergo standardized preoperative assessment and receive the same postoperative analgesia and care. Postoperative pain will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), with follow-up at postoperative day 2 and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07714122

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

114

Starts

2026-08-04

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with with third or fourth degree haemorrhoids for elective Haemorrhoidectomy and their age greater than 18 years old.

You may not qualify if…

• Concurrent anal pathology (e.g., anal fissure, fistula, )
• Patients planned for synchronous procedures
• Patients with inflammatory bowel disease
• Patients with impaired anal sphincter function or fecal incontinence

Where it is running

• Faculty of medicine, Cairo University — Cairo, Al-Manial, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt

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