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Status unknownNCT04362384Updated Apr 24, 2020

Topical Vitamin E Ovules for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids

A Phase 3 interventional study of Vitamin E ovules and Prednisolone ointment in Bleeding Anal, Pain and Stings, sponsored by Hospital General Universitario Elche. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-24.

Sponsored by Hospital General Universitario Elche · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Apr 2020), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Patients with hemorrohoids grade II and III were included. Patients were randomized into 2 groups:

  • Experimental group: Patients will receive a treatment with vitamin E ovules, which must be placed inside the annus
  • Control group: Patients will receive a treatment with corticoid ointment, with endoanal application

Bleeding, pain and stinging will be evaluated 14 days after beginning the treatment.

Read the detailed description

Patients with hemorrohoids grade II and III were included.

Patients were randomized into 2 groups:

  • Experimental group: Patients will receive a treatment with vitamin E ovules, which must be placed inside the annus. 1 ovule must be inserted daily during 14 days.
  • Control group: Patients will receive a treatment with prednisolone ointment, with endoanal application 3 times per day during 14 days.

Bleeding, pain and stinging will be evaluated 14 days after beginning the treatment. Quantification of pain will be performed following a visual analogic scale ranging from 0 (absence of symptoms) to 100 (unbearable symptoms).

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Conditions studied

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In context

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

338 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; 77 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 98 across 210 interventional studies indexed under Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.

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Lead sponsor

Hospital General Universitario Elche is the lead sponsor of 44 studies on the registry; none 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Grade II and III hemorrhoids

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Grade I or IV hemorrhoids
  • Patients with previous anal surgeries
  • Patients having received previous pharmacological treatments for hemorrhoids
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vitamin E ovules

    Endoanal Vitamin E ovules will be prescriped during 14 days

    Drug: Vitamin E ovules

  • Active comparator
    Prednisolone ointment

    Endoanal Prednisolone ointment will be prescriped during 14 days

    Drug: Prednisolone ointment

Interventions

  • DrugVitamin E ovules

    Endoanal vitamin E ovules will be prescribed

  • Endoanal Prednisolone ointment will be prescribed

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. % of patients with Bleeding

    The patient refers rectal bleeding during defecation (patients´self-report) or active bleeding is observed at rectal examination. The variable will be measured as present (1) or absent(0)

    Time frame: 14 days after beginning the treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anal pain assessed by Visual Analogic Scale

    The patients will be asked to quantify their perception of pain on a VAS, ranging from 0mm(absence of pain) to 100mm (unbearable pain)

    Time frame: 14 days after beginning the treatment

  2. % of patients with Stinging

    The patient refers stinging sensation (patients´self-report) . The variable will be measured as present (1) or absent(0)

    Time frame: 14 days after beginning the treatment

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for May 2020; primary completion for Oct 2020, 5 months later.

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Registered
Apr 19, 2020
First posted
Apr 24, 2020
StartEst.
May 1, 2020
Primary completionEst.
Oct 30, 2020
CompletionEst.
Oct 30, 2020
Last update
Apr 24, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 24, 2020, 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
NCT04362384
Lead sponsor
Hospital General Universitario Elche
Responsible party
Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, MD, PhD (Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Elche) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 24, 2020
Start date
May 1, 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 30, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 24, 2020

Study contacts

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar
Contact
jruiztovar@gmail.com
630534808
Carolina LLavero Garrido
Contact
carolinallavero@gmail.com
649593020
Jaime Ruiz Tovar Polo
principal investigator · Garcilaso Clinic

Oversight

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