NCT01500889

Brief Summary

The investigators compared conventional lateral internal sphincterotomy (CLIS), V-Y anal flap, and combined tailored lateral internal sphincterotomy with V-Y anal flap (TLIS with V-YF) in a randomized prospective study in patients undergoing treatment for chronic anal fissure.

Trial Health

87
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Enrollment
150

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2009

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2009

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 15, 2011

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 29, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

December 29, 2011

Status Verified

December 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

December 15, 2011

Last Update Submit

December 23, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Anal fissureAdvancement flapInternal sphincterotomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • complete healing (complete epithelization scare or no sign of fissure, healing was considered to be delayed if the wound had not completely healed by 6 weeks after the procedure).

    complete healing (complete epithelization scare or no sign of fissure, healing was considered to be delayed if the wound had not completely healed by 6 weeks after the procedure).

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Secondary outcomes were operative time

    1 year

  • length of hospital stay

    one month

  • anal incontenance

    one year

  • recurrence rate

    one year

  • postoperative anal manometery

    one year

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

CLI sphincterotomy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Conventional Lateral internal sphincterotomy LIS was performed in the lithotomy position by a standard open technique, briefly; a 5-mm incision was made into the perianal skin along the intersphinteric groove. The internal anal sphincter was then dissected and a segment withdrawn with a pair of artery forces and divided with diathermy to the level of the dentate line. Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 illustrate the procedure.

Procedure: Group I: Conventional Lateral internal sphincterotomy:

GroupII: V-Y advancement flap

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The V-Y advancement flap was performed by making a V-shaped incision from the edges of the fissure extending about 4 cm from the anal verge and away from the midline. The V-shaped flap formed of skin and subcutaneous fat was mobilized sufficiently to allow advancement into the anal canal to cover the fissure defect. Care was taken to preserve enough pedicles to ensure adequate blood supply. The base of flap was sutured to the lower anal mucosa with interrupted 000 Vicryl Rapide. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 illustrate the procedure.

Procedure: GroupII: V-Y advancement flap

TLIS with VY anoplasty

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Tailored lateral sphincterotomy was performed in the lithotomy position by a standard open technique, briefly; a 5-mm incision was made into the perianal skin along the intersphinteric groove. The internal anal sphincter was then dissected and a segment withdrawn with a pair of artery forces and divided with diathermy, the extent of sphincterotomy was done to be more or less equal to the length of the fissure. Then the V-Y advancement flap was performed.

Procedure: GroupIII: Tailored LIS with V-Y advancement flap

Interventions

LIS was performed in the lithotomy position by a standard open technique, briefly; a 5-mm incision was made into the perianal skin along the intersphinteric groove. The internal anal sphincter was then dissected and a segment withdrawn with a pair of artery forces and divided with diathermy to the level of the dentate line. Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 illustrate the procedure.

Also known as: Group 1
CLI sphincterotomy

GroupII: V-Y advancement flap: The V-Y advancement flap was performed by making a V-shaped incision from the edges of the fissure extending about 4 cm from the anal verge and away from the midline. The V-shaped flap formed of skin and subcutaneous fat was mobilized sufficiently to allow advancement into the anal canal to cover the fissure defect. Care was taken to preserve enough pedicles to ensure adequate blood supply. The base of flap was sutured to the lower anal mucosa with interrupted 000 Vicryl Rapide.

Also known as: Group 11
GroupII: V-Y advancement flap

Tailored lateral sphincterotomy was performed in the lithotomy position by a standard open technique, briefly; a 5-mm incision was made into the perianal skin along the intersphinteric groove. The internal anal sphincter was then dissected and a segment withdrawn with a pair of artery forces and divided with diathermy, the extent of sphincterotomy was done to be more or less equal to the length of the fissure. Then the V-Y advancement flap was performed.

Also known as: Group III
TLIS with VY anoplasty

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • consecutive patients who treated for chronic anal fissure at colorectal surgery unite of Mansoura university hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
  • all patients were selected to have increased resting anal pressure above the upper limit of normal range.

You may not qualify if:

  • patients with acute fissure
  • patients who had resting anal pressure within the normal range or less than the normal
  • cicatricial deformation
  • large sentinel pile
  • inflammatory bowel disease hemorrhoids
  • fistula in ano and anal abscesses
  • those who had undergone previous surgical procedure in the anal canal
  • age above 80 years
  • vascular disease
  • scleroderma
  • malnutrition
  • coagulopathy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Littlejohn DR, Newstead GL. Tailored lateral sphincterotomy for anal fissure. Dis Colon Rectum. 1997 Dec;40(12):1439-42. doi: 10.1007/BF02070709.

  • Chambers W, Sajal R, Dixon A. V-Y advancement flap as first-line treatment for all chronic anal fissures. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2010 May;25(5):645-8. doi: 10.1007/s00384-010-0881-1. Epub 2010 Feb 23.

  • Giordano P, Gravante G, Grondona P, Ruggiero B, Porrett T, Lunniss PJ. Simple cutaneous advancement flap anoplasty for resistant chronic anal fissure: a prospective study. World J Surg. 2009 May;33(5):1058-63. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-9937-1.

  • Hancke E, Rikas E, Suchan K, Volke K. Dermal flap coverage for chronic anal fissure: lower incidence of anal incontinence compared to lateral internal sphincterotomy after long-term follow-up. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Nov;53(11):1563-8. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181f0869f.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fissure in Ano

Interventions

gene 11 protein, Rotavirus B

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Anus DiseasesRectal DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Alae magdy, MD

    Mansoura University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Faculity of medicine, mansoura university

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 15, 2011

First Posted

December 29, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

December 29, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-12

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