Clinical Trial: Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Randomized Clinical Trial of Transcutaneous Electrical Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation Versus Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure.

Brief Summary: Lateral internal sphinterotomy (LIS) is the gold standard against which all treatments are compared with a healing rate over 92%. However, the most serious complication of this procedure is anal incontinence. To overcome these problems, continued efforts are being tried to find less invasive treatments modalities for anal fissure that is as effective as surgical therapy with lower morbidity.