Superior rectal artery embolization to treat haemorrhoid disease

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Safety and efficacy of Arterial Embolization to treat grade II/III haemorrhoids – a pilot feasibility randomised control trial (SAvEHaem Study)

• IRAS ID

  248282

• Contact name

  Raghuram Lakshminarayan

• Contact email

  raghuram.lakshminarayan@hey.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals NHS Trus

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 3 months, 4 days

• Research summary

  Haemorrhoids (piles) are venous dilatations / congestion of the anal cushions. They are a common condition and approximately 20,000 interventions are performed per year for haemorrhoids in the UK. Haemorrhoid artery ligation is the preferred treatment option, usually performed under general anaesthesia, using an ultrasound probe in the rectum to identify the blood vessels supplying the haemorrhoids prior to surgical ligation. It is possible to permanently block these blood vessels using coil plugs placed via the arteries under under local anaesthesia. We propose that this will be tolerated much better than the surgical procedure and have similar or better outcomes.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/WM/0173

• Date of REC Opinion

  28 Aug 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion