Topical Vitamin E Ovules for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2020-10-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Patients with hemorrohoids grade II and III were included. Patients were randomized into 2 groups:

• Experimental group: Patients will receive a treatment with vitamin E ovules, which must be placed inside the annus

• Control group: Patients will receive a treatment with corticoid ointment, with endoanal application

Bleeding, pain and stinging will be evaluated 14 days after beginning the treatment.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Elche
• Treatments: Prednisolone; Vitamin E

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Grade II and III hemorrhoids

Exclusion Criteria:

• Grade I or IV hemorrhoids

• Patients with previous anal surgeries

• Patients having received previous pharmacological treatments for hemorrhoids