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CompletedNCT03545724Updated May 30, 2019

Effectiveness & Safety of Neofitoroid® in Hemorrhoidal Disease

An interventional study of Neofitoroid® in Hemorrhoids, sponsored by Aboca Spa Societa' Agricola. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-05-30.

Sponsored by Aboca Spa Societa' Agricola · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2018, registered May 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Evaluation of the effect and safety of NeoFitoroid® in reducing symptoms in patients with hemorrhoidal disease.

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Evaluation of the effect and safety of NeoFitoroid® in relieving discomfort symptom after 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

The study duration per patient is 31 days (visit 1 + 10 days treatment + 20 days follow-up).

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Conditions studied

  • Hemorrhoids

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In context

Hemorrhoids

221 studies on the registry are indexed under Hemorrhoids; 64 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 45 is below the median of 97 across 169 interventional studies indexed under Hemorrhoids.

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Lead sponsor

Aboca Spa Societa' Agricola is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients of both sexes ≥ 18 years .
  2. Diagnosis of hemorrhoidal disease of grade I or II, non thrombosed, according to Goligher's classification performed by anoscopy/rectoscopy at screening.
  3. Patient is not expected to require non-pharmacological (as Sclerotherapy, Rubber band ligation, Infrared Coagulation, Radiofrequency Ablation, Cryotherapy) or surgical treatment in the 31 days post enrollment .
  4. Discomfort score related to the hemorrhoidal disease ≥ 30 measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale VAS (from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms") at screening.
  5. Women of childbearing potential undergone a negative pregnancy test.
  6. Informed consent documentation signed and dated confirming that the patient has been adequately informed of all aspects related to his/her participation in the clinical study and is willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with gastrointestinal disease like inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, colo-rectal cancer, perianal/fistulizing disease).
  2. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may interfere with the interpretation of study results and/or that, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study.
  3. Patients with active cancer.
  4. Tubercolosis , mycosis, Herpes Symplex, virologic disease with anal or perianal skin localization.
  5. Presence of physical and/or mental disability that reduces the ability to take medicines as expected.
  6. Concomitant abuse of drugs or alcohol.
  7. No adequate reliability or presence of conditions that may result in non-compliance / adherence of the patient to the Protocol.
  8. Subjects with known or suspected allergy to plants of Helichrysum family, aloe vera, Ruscus, Hypericum, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Essential oils of: Melaleuca, Cypress and Peppermint.
  9. Subjects with known or suspected allergy to ingredients such as: glicerilstearato, Caprylic / capric, sucrose distearate, sucrose stearate, cetearyl alcohol, vegetable glycerin, triidrossistearina, vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils, Candelilla wax, xanthan gum, citric acid, tocopherols, sodium silicate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium dehydroacetate, Sunflower oil.
  10. Subjects with the presence of alarm symptoms (weight loss, lack of appetite).
  11. Prior use of other topical ointment for the treatment of haemorrhoid within 14 days before enrollment.
  12. Pregnant and/or breastfeeding patients.
  13. Participation in interventional research studies of investigational medicinal or device products (ongoing or terminated less than 30 days before screening).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
45 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Neofitoroid®

    Treatment is made by the application of Neofitoroid® 2 times a day for 10 days.

    Device: Neofitoroid®

Interventions

  • DeviceNeofitoroid®

    NeoFitoroid® forms a protective barrier mucosa and on perianal region that can aid the physiological process of healing.

    Also known as: Rescue therapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the effect of Neofitoroid® in relieving discomfort symptoms after 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    Reduction of discomfort symptoms measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal discomfort (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms", 100-mm scale) after 10 days of treatment compared to baseline. The higher values represent a worse outcome. Primary endpoint will be evaluated only with the hemorrhoidal discomfort VAS

    Time frame: day 10 vs day 0

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relief in discomfort symptom at 3 and 7 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    To evaluate the Reduction of discomfort symptom measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal discomfort (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms", 100-mm scale). The higher values represent a worse outcome. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated only with the hemorrhoidal discomfort VAS

    Time frame: day 3 and day 7 vs day 0

  2. Relief in pain symptom at 3, 7 and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    To evaluate the Reduction of pain symptom measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal pain symptom (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms", 100-mm scale). The higher values represent a worse outcome. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated only with the hemorrhoidal pain symptom VAS

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  3. Relief in itching at 3, 7 and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    Reduction of itching symptoms measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal itching (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms",100-mm scale). The higher values represent a worse outcome. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated only with the hemorrhoidal itching VAS

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  4. Relief in burning at 3, 7 and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    Reduction of burning symptoms measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal burning (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms", 100-mm scale). The higher values represent a worse outcome. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated only with the hemorrhoidal burning VAS

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  5. Absolute reduction of discomfort pre and post defecation at 3, 7, and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    Absolute reduction of discomfort pre and post defecation measured through a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale related to hemorrhoidal discomfort (VAS, from "no symptoms" to "overwhelming symptoms", 100-mm scale). The higher values represent a worse outcome. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated through a compiled VAS pre-defecation and a compiled VAS post-defecation. This secondary endpoint will be evaluated through mean of the differences (VAS score post-defecation - VAS score pre-defecation) at differents time of study compared to the mean measured at baseline.

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  6. Reduction of bleeding at 3, 7 and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    To evaluate the Reduction of bleeding as measured by a 6 point scale (never, rarely, sometimes, often, very often, always) for bleeding.

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  7. Reduction of anal leakage at 3, 7 and 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    To evaluate the Reduction of anal leakage measured by a 6 point scale (never, rarely, sometimes, often, very often, always) for bleeding

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  8. Evaluation of presence of prolapse and/or nodules after 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (if present)

    To evaluate the Presence of prolapse and/or nodules after 10 days of treatment

    Time frame: day 10 vs day 0

  9. Subject quality of life (EQ-5D-5L improvement after 10 days of treatment compared to baseline (pretreatment).

    To evaluate the Quality of life improvement measured with Quality of Life Index (EQ-5D-5L, MOVEMENT CAPACITY, PERSONAL CARE, LIVING ACTIVITIES, PAIN OR DISCOMFORT, ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION). The higher values represent a worse outcome.

    Time frame: day 10 vs day 0

Other outcomes

  1. Assessment on number of defecation at day 0, 3, 7 and 10.

    To evaluate the Assessment on number of defecation

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  2. Assessment on type of defecation at day 0, 3, 7 and 10.

    To evaluate the Assessment on type of defecation (normal, constipated or diarrheal)

    Time frame: day 3, day 7 and day 10 vs day 0

  3. Assessment of number of relapses between end of treatment and day 31

    To evaluate the Number of relapses assessed between end of treatment and day 31, through patient telephone interview.

    Time frame: day 31 vs day 10

  4. Safety and tolerability: analysis of adverse events and serious adverse events

    To evaluate safety and tolerability of NeoFitoroid® through the analysis of adverse events and serious adverse events that will be recorded throughout the duration of the study.

    Time frame: from day -7 to day 31

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Study locations

1 site
  • Patologie del Tratto Alimentare, S. Orsola-Malpighi
    Bologna, 40138, Italy
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 30, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03545724
Lead sponsor
Aboca Spa Societa' Agricola
Collaborators
GB Pharma Group
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 4, 2018
Start date
Feb 7, 2018
Primary completion
Nov 19, 2018
Completion
May 16, 2019
Last update
May 30, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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