Comparing IFOC and LIFT surgery for high anal fistula.

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults presenting with high anal fistula at Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals will be screened and have preoperative MRI fistulogram and continence scoring. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned 1:1 to receive either the LIFT procedure or the intra-anal fistulotomy with fistula opening closure (IFOC) using standard surgical techniques. Postoperative care will follow the same protocol for both groups with clinical follow-up to document healing, discharge, and continence using the Jorge-Wexner score. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal malignancy, pre-existing fecal incontinence, traumatic or radiation-related fistula, or low fistulas are excluded.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with high anal fistula from both gender

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient with preoperative fecal incontinence
* Fistula secondary to colorectal malignancy
* Patients with inflammatory bowel disease
* Fistula secondary to trauma or radiation
* Low anal fistula

Where it's running

• Faculty of medicine, Cairo University
  Cairo, Al-Manial, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Ahmed Mohamed Abdelaal, MD
• Email: drabdelaal90@gmail.com
• Phone: +201118732767

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.