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CompletedNCT05984641Updated Apr 3, 2024

Efficacy and Safety of CONAN® Proctological Cream for Treatment of Haemorrhoidal Disease

An interventional study of CONAN® Proctological Cream in Hemorrhoid Pain and Haemorrhoid Inflammation, sponsored by Omikron Italia S.r.l.. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-03.

Sponsored by Omikron Italia S.r.l. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2022, registered Aug 2023).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Aim of the study is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of CONAN® (Proctological Cream, Medical Device, Omikron Italia Srl) on most frequent symptoms in grade 1-2 of haemorrhoidal disease and anal fissures.

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Background: To evaluate the role of CONAN® Proctological Cream containing escin, hesperidin and hyaluronic acid in topical treatment of haemorrhoidal disease and anal fissures and its potential efficacy in reducing related symptoms.

Methods: Forty patients with haemorrhoidal disease and anal fissures were enrolled. Of them, 20 were randomized to receive the medical device CONAN® Cream (Group A) and 20 to the untreated control group (Group B). At each scheduled visit, total symptoms were assessed and recorded by assigning a Numerical Rating Scale score from 0 to 10. The adverse events reported by study subjects were also assessed and recorded.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemorrhoid Pain
  • Haemorrhoid Inflammation

Keywords

  • Haemorrhoids; anal fissures; controlled clinical trial.
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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 40 is below the median of 97 across 169 interventional studies indexed under Hemorrhoids.

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Lead sponsor

Omikron Italia S.r.l. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged between 18 and 70 years
  • Hemorrhoidal pathology, anal fissures and anitis
  • NRS score ≥ 3 for at least one of the symptoms (burning, itching, feeling of heaviness, foreign body)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity to study products
  • Proctitis
  • Current therapy with other local treatments based on phlebotropes and/or anti-inflammatories
  • Surgical treatments undergone less than a year after inclusion
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A

    Active treatment CONAN® (Medical Device, Omikron Italia Srl) a proctological cream containing 2.5% glycerin macerate from horse chestnut buds (escin), 1% hesperidin, 0.1% hyaluronic acid, 0.1% centella asiatica and 2.5% glycerinic extract of mallow; Instrutction to an healthy diet including an adequate fibre intake and general advice for facilitating evacuation using stool softeners.

    Device: CONAN® Proctological Cream

  • No intervention
    Group B

    No intervention. Instrutction to an healthy diet including an adequate fibre intake and general advice for facilitating evacuation using stool softeners.

Interventions

  • DeviceCONAN® Proctological Cream

    The active treatment samples used for the duration of the study were allocated at the site involved and consisted in 30 g tubes with an endorectal applicator, identified by the batch number, expiry date and information on the study on dedicated labels. The treatment of patients randomized to Group A consisted in applying the local treatment (1 application 3 times/day) for 30 days. Instrutction to an healthy diet including an adequate fibre intake and general advice for facilitating evacuation using stool softeners.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in the symptom numerical rating scale

    The primary outcome was the change in the symptom numerical rating scale (NRS) score after one month (V3) of treatment compared to the baseline in the two groups.

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of potential adverse events and treatment compliance

    The safety of the treatment was investigated by recording and systemic and local adverse events such as systemic allergic reactions, skin sensitisation and discomfort, etc. Treatment compliance was evaluated through assessment by the investigator of the empty study treatment cream tubes returned by patients at the end of the study.

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Policlinico Tor Vergata Foundation (PTV)
    Rome, 00133, 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 Apr 3, 2024, 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
NCT05984641
Lead sponsor
Omikron Italia S.r.l.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 9, 2023
Start date
Mar 1, 2022
Primary completion
Aug 29, 2022
Completion
Sep 30, 2022
Last update
Apr 3, 2024

Study contacts

Nicola Di Lorenzo, Medicine
principal investigator · Department of Surgical Sciences,University of Tor Vergata, Policlinico Tor Vergata
Gabriella Giarratano, Medicine
study chair · Department of Surgical Sciences,University of Tor Vergata, Policlinico Tor Vergata

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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