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NCT Number: NCT03763981

Comparison of Prolene Thread Seton Vs Silk Thread Seton for the Treatment of Perianal Fistula

It is a randomized control trial in which we will treat the patients with perianal fistula with seton placement. We will divide the patients in two groups. Group I will be treated with silk seton and Group II will be treated with prolene setone. The outcome will be then followed as fistula healing and recurrence.

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Key information

Conditions

Perianal Fistula

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Services hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients of both sexes and aged 20 years and above with high perianal fistula

Exclusion criteria

  • Low perianal fistulas Fistulas due to chrons disease, TB or carcinoma

Treatment and study plan

prolene seton treatment

Procedure

patients with perianal fistulas will treated with seton placement by prolene thread

silk seton treatment

Procedure

patients with perianal fistulas will treated with seton placement by silk thread

Primary outcomes

  1. fistula healing

    Time frame: 8 to 12 weeks

    fistula healing, complete healing of wound with no external opening of fistula

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fistula recurrence

    Time frame: 6 months

    Recurrence of perianal fistula after treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Services Hospital, Lahore

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 4, 2018
Registry last updated
Dec 4, 2018

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