Post Hemorrhoidectomy Anorectal Pain

NCT ID: NCT03240185

Last Updated: 2020-01-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-10-02
• Study Completion Date: 2019-12-15

Brief Summary

This is a quality assurance trial to evaluate the effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients. All patients who undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. These patients will be surveyed at their post-operative visit regarding pain and other symptoms and at their one month post operative visit on the any hospitalizations and emergency room visits since their surgery.

Detailed Description

The effectiveness of guided breathing exercises on reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease in colorectal surgery patients will be assessed in this quality assurance trial. During the pre-operative clinic visit, patients to undergo hemorrhoid surgery are educated on breathing exercises that can be used to reduce pain and increase relaxation. In this year long study patient self-reported utilization of the breathing exercises and their level of pain, sleep quality, gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea, constipation, etc), emergency room visits, and hospitalizations in the month post hemorrhoid surgery will be evaluated. All patients will be asked to complete a brief survey at their pre-operative and one month post-operative visits.

Conditions

Hemorrhoid Pain

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Hemroidectomy patients

Patients undergoing hemorrhoid surgery who receive education regarding deep breathing exercises for pain control as part of their preoperative appointment

deep breathing exercises

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Patients receive education on deep breathing exercises for pain control as part of their pre-operative appointment

Interventions

deep breathing exercises

Patients receive education on deep breathing exercises for pain control as part of their pre-operative appointment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Undergoing elective hemorrhoid surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergent/urgent hemorrhoid surgery

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Boston Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Jason Hall, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Boston Medical Center

Locations

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

H-36206

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id