Complex Treatment of a Chronic Anal Fissure

NCT ID: NCT03855046

Last Updated: 2022-01-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

340 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-01

Study Completion Date

2022-11-01

Brief Summary

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This study is aimed at studying the efficacy and safety of treating chronic anal fissure with botulinum toxin versus lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.

Detailed Description

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Chronic anal fissure is a rupture of anal canal mucosa lasting for more than 2 months and resistant to non-surgical treatment. This condition is attended by severe pain syndrome during and after bowel movement (defecation). This condition is most frequent in younger and working-age adults; therefore, the treatment issue is of particular relevance.

The main cause of chronic anal fissure development is spasm of the internal sphincter. It should be eliminated in the first instance, in order to provide the effective therapy. All the main treatment methods, such as medicinal relaxation of the internal sphincter with 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment, lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy, and pneumodivulsion of the anal sphincter are aimed at its removal. However, the optimal method has not yet been developed.

Non-surgical treatments are often attended by relapse of disease, while surgical treatment is often complicated by intestinal contents incontinence, usually gas and loose or hard stool in some occasions (grade 3 anal sphincter insufficiency).

In particular, lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy performed in such patients is associated with an increase in the degree of anal incontinence in the early post-operative period.

Botulinum Toxin Type A application in complex treatment of patients with chronic anal fissure (after fissure excision) is intended to improve the therapy results, namely to reduce the frequency and duration of anal sphincter insufficiency after sphincter spasm removal (reduction in the number of patients suffering from post-operative incontinence).

Conditions

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Fissure in Ano

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study. Surgical removal of anal fissure followed by internal sphincter relaxation with Botulinum toxin type A is performed in the study group.

Lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy to relax sphincter is a method of choice in the control group. Patients are randomized with envelope method
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Xeomin

Complex treatment of chronic anal fissure with drug-induced relaxation of the internal sphincter with Botulinum Toxin Type A. (IncobotulinumtoxinA 50 U Intramuscular Powder for Solution).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IncobotulinumtoxinA 50 U Intramuscular Powder for Solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held under spinal anesthesia in surgical room at lithotomy position using electrocoagulation.

After that Botulinum Toxin Type A is injected into the internal anal sphincter at 1, 5, 7 and 11 o'clock (localization of injection points), 10 U at each point (40 U in total). Botulinum toxin type A (a 50 U vial) is diluted with 1.0 ml of 0.9% saline solution.

Xeomin control

Complex treatment of chronic anal fissure with lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The patient is positioned on the table like for perineal lithotomy. After spinal anesthesia, the anal canal and then the surgical field are treated with 70% ethanol. Under the rectal speculum control, sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held using electrocoagulation.Then, in a 3 or 9 o'clock position, a narrow (eye) scalpel is inserted into the intersphincteric groove separating the external and internal sphincters, the scalpel blade is turned to the rectal lumen, and the internal sphincter is dissected up to the wall of the anal canal mucosa under the control of the finger inserted into the anal canal. After controlling hemostasis, the operation is ended with the introduction of the vent tube and hemostatic sponge.

Interventions

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IncobotulinumtoxinA 50 U Intramuscular Powder for Solution

Sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held under spinal anesthesia in surgical room at lithotomy position using electrocoagulation.

After that Botulinum Toxin Type A is injected into the internal anal sphincter at 1, 5, 7 and 11 o'clock (localization of injection points), 10 U at each point (40 U in total). Botulinum toxin type A (a 50 U vial) is diluted with 1.0 ml of 0.9% saline solution.

Intervention Type DRUG

Lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.

The patient is positioned on the table like for perineal lithotomy. After spinal anesthesia, the anal canal and then the surgical field are treated with 70% ethanol. Under the rectal speculum control, sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held using electrocoagulation.Then, in a 3 or 9 o'clock position, a narrow (eye) scalpel is inserted into the intersphincteric groove separating the external and internal sphincters, the scalpel blade is turned to the rectal lumen, and the internal sphincter is dissected up to the wall of the anal canal mucosa under the control of the finger inserted into the anal canal. After controlling hemostasis, the operation is ended with the introduction of the vent tube and hemostatic sponge.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Xeomin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with chronic anal fissure

Exclusion Criteria

* Inflammatory diseases of the colon
* Pectenosis
* Previous surgical interventions on the anal canal
* IV grade internal and external hemorrhoids
* Rectal fistula
* Severe somatic diseases at the decompensation stage
* Pregnancy and lactation
* Individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to botulinum toxin
* Myasthenia gravis and myasthenia-like syndromes
* Anal sphincter insufficiency
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Astrakhan State Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Siberian State Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

City Clinical Hospital №24, Department of Health City of Moscow

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

GBUZ MO "Lvovskaia Raionaia Bolnica"

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medical Center ON-CLINIC

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

State Scientific Centre of Coloproctology, Russian Federation

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sergey A. Frolov, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

State Scientific Centre of Coloproctology, Russian Federation (SSCCRussia)

Locations

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GBUZ MO "Lvovskaia Raionaia Bolnica"

Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

Astrakhan State Medical University

Astrakhan, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

Medical Center ON-CLINIC

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

SSCCRussia

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

City Clinical Hospital №24, Department of Health City of Moscow

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

Siberian State Medical University

Tomsk, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Russia

Central Contacts

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Evgeny E. Zharkov, MD

Role: CONTACT

89039689739

Roman Yu. Khryukin, MD

Role: CONTACT

+79161598059

Facility Contacts

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Vladimir Medvedev, MD

Role: primary

+79258977708

Kostenko N Vladimirovich, MD

Role: primary

+79880784451 ext. +79880784451

Evgeny A Zagryadsky, phd

Role: primary

+79104341786

Sergey A Frolov, phd

Role: primary

+79039689739 ext. 89039689739

Evgeny E Zharkov

Role: backup

89039689739 ext. 89039689739

Makoev S Nikolaevich, MD

Role: primary

+79037983363 ext. +79037983363

Demin A Nikolaevich, MD

Role: primary

89213374143 ext. 89213374143

Klinovitskiy I Yurjevich, MD

Role: primary

+79039131776 ext. +79039131776

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Other Identifiers

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56IG701SSCC978

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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