Clinical Trial: Topical 2% Lidocaine for the Treatment of Symptomatic Hemorrhoids

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional



Official Title: Double Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy of Topical 2% Lidocaine for the Treatment of Symptomatic Hemorrhoids

Brief Summary:

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of topical 2% lidocaine in the therapy of symptomatic hemorrhoids. Efficacy will be determined by:

  1. the change from baseline in pain, itching, bleeding, swelling, discomfort, general well-being and improvement since the beginning of treatment as separate components of CORRECTS scale
  2. the change in overall CORRECTS values from baseline
  3. the change in degree of hemorrhoids from baseline