This study will involve the recruitment of adult patients with hemorrhoids for whom rubber band ligation is the recommended treatment. Patients will be randomized to receive banding with a latex band or non-latex band. Our goal will be to measure the performance of latex bands vs non-latex bands.
This study will involve the recruitment of adult patients with symptomatic grade 2-3 internal hemorrhoids for whom rubber band ligation is the recommended treatment. Patients will be randomized to receive banding with a latex band or non-latex band. Our hypothesis is that non-latex hemorrhoidal bands are non-inferior to latex bands for the treatment of grade 2-3 internal hemorrhoids. The secondary objective of the study is to compare banding-related adverse effects including pain, bleeding, and complications assessed both immediately and within 3 weeks following each hemorrhoidal banding.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
164
Hemorrhoid banding with latex band
Hemorrhoid banding with non-latex bands
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, California, United States
RECRUITINGHemorrhoid Band Efficacy
hemorrhoidal bleeding and prolapse symptoms following ligation.
Time frame: 2-4 months
Banding-related Adverse events
banding-related adverse events including pain, bleeding, and complications following hemorrhoidal banding
Time frame: 2-4 months
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