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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN85367943
Date of registration: 27/01/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Ipsen Farmaceutica B.V. (Netherlands)
Public title: Patient satisfaction in the treatment of anal fissure
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Date of first enrolment: 08/11/2004
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN85367943
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Multicentre randomised single blind active controlled parallel trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Name: W.F.    Tets
Address:  Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis Department Surgery P.O. Box 9243 1006 AE Amsterdam Netherlands
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Email: w.vantets@slaz.nl
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed anal fissure with complaints
2. Complaints longer than 2 months
3. Age 21-60 years
4. Dutch speaking
5. Will-competent
6. Informed consent

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy, lactation
2. Muscle-sicknesses such as myasthenia gravis
3. Simultaneous use of medication interacting with neuromuscular transmission
4. Fistulas
5. Coagulation disorders or the use of anticoagulants
6. Anal surgery in the past
7. Haemorrhoids or inflammatory bowel sicknesses as a cause of anal fissure
8. Major secondary changes because of the anal fissure


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anal fissure
Digestive System
Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal region
Intervention(s)
ISDN 1% cream versus Botuline Toxine A for a duration of 12 weeks.
ISDN cream application every 4 hours for 12 weeks.
Botulinum Toxin A injection at week 0 and if necessary again at week 6.
Botulinum Toxin A Dysport® is made by Ipsen.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Patient satisfaction after 6 weeks
2. Visual Analogue Score on weeks 0, 6 and 12
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Patient satisfaction after 12 weeks
2. Pain after defecation at night
3. Incontinence after 6 and 12 weeks
4. Healing of fissure after 6 and 12 weeks
Secondary ID(s)
NTR441; 2004/149
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ipsen Farmaceutica B.V. (Netherlands)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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