Double-blinded multicenter randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CLIFE2 (lidocaine, referred as treatment A) respect CLIFE1 (lidocaine plus diclofenac, referred as treatment B) in benign anorectal surgery.
120 patients were randomly assigned to two groups (60 in each group). The study was conducted in two parallel groups, with 1:1 randomization stratified by type of surgery and centre. Treatment with CLIFE 1 and CLIFE 2 was applied from day 1 to day 6 post-surgery
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
120
anesthesics plus antiinflammatory, CLIFE1 topical gel containing lidocaine plus diclofenac anesthesics plus antiinflammatory
local anesthesics, CLIFE2 topical gel containing lidocaine local anesthesics
mean level of pain, as assessed by visual analog scale (VAS)
Time frame: 3 days post-surgery
Mean level of pain (VAS) at day 3 post-surgery
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
Level of pain (VAS), assessed by Andersen scale
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
Pain relief
Question about pain relief in comparison with the last application (scores from 0 to 4).
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
analgesics use
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
patient satisfaction
Satisfaction questionnaire about the efficacy of treatment (6 levels)
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
demographic and clinical characteristics-1
sex
Time frame: baseline
demographic and clinical characteristics-2
age
Time frame: baseline
safety evaluation as assessed by recording fo adverse events
recording of adverse events
Time frame: 6 days post-surgery
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