Glyceryl Trinitrate Ointment vs Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Anal Fissure
CompletedPhase 3NCT02700438
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
A prospective randomized study was performed. Compliance with the treatment and healing rate of chronic anal fissure in patients receiving glyceryl trinitrate ointment (GTO) and subjects undergoing percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PPTNS) were evaluated .
Study details
- Official title
- Perianal Application of Glyceryl Trinitrate 0.4% Ointment vs Percutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Drug: Glyceryl trinitrate ointment
- Procedure: Urgent PC Neuromodulation System®
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
- Start date
- 2014-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-01
- Sex
- All
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * persistent anal fissure after the failure of hygienic and dietary measures over at least a 6-week period Exclusion Criteria: * associated anal pathologies * intestinal inflammation disorders * fissures secondary to underlying diseases * patients with previous history of headaches
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02700438