Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:56 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:56 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07238504
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Symptomatic grade III or IV hemorrhoids undergoing conventional hemorrhoidectomy
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients scheduled for stapled hemorrhoidopexy
2. Concomitant surgery other than conventional hemorrhoidectomy
3. Bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100 x 10\^9/L)
4. Immunocompromised status or use of chemotherapy
5. Active dermatitis
6. Patients with pacemaker or automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
7. Pregnant patients
8. Known allergy to opioids, local anaesthetic drugs, paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) including cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
9. History of chronic pain (duration for 3 months or more)
10. Daily use of strong opioids (e.g. morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, oxycodone, or meperidine)
11. Alcohol or drug abuse
12. Psychiatric illness
13. Impaired renal function (preoperative serum creatinine level \> 120µmol/L)
14. Recent acupuncture treatment for other medical conditions
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
90 Years
Study:
NCT07238504
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07238504