Effectiveness of Metronidazole in Pain Control Posthemorrhoidectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-10-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Hemorrhoidal disease occurs in 50% of people over 40 years old and is the most common cause
of anorectal surgery. One of the complications of hemorrhoidectomy is pain, which is a
difficult symptom to appreciate and assess, by its frequent and large variations in
sensitivity in each patient. Many studies have been done to reduce patient postoperative
pain, but there is no ideal method. The application of both oral and topical metronidazole
has shown to decrease pain following hemorrhoidectomy, but its use is not standardized.
The investigators evaluated the effect of oral administration of metronidazole versus
homologated placebo in pain control after hemorrhoidectomy