Clinical trialNCT01422473TerminatedInterventional

Comparison Study of Hemorrhoid Surgery Using the Enseal Device to Standard Hemorrhoid Surgical Techniques

SponsorSwedish Medical CenterEnrollment9Hemorrhoids

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of using the EnSeal device in hemorrhoid surgery as compared to traditional hemorrhoid surgery techniques. It is hypothesized that the use of the Enseal device will demonstrate an improvement a patient's overall experience through less postoperative bleeding and pain, decreased time for wound healing, and a faster return to work.

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Investigators

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Richard Billingham, MD
Swedish Medical Center
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Swedish Medical Center Colon Rectal Clinic
Seattle, Washington, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Aug 2011
Primary completion: 31 Jan 2013
Completion: 31 Jan 2013
Last update posted: 5 Jun 2013
Registered enrollment: 9
Registry id: NCT01422473

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