Clinical Trial: Mechanical Bowel Preparation Prior To Sphincter-Sparing Surgery For Complex Anal Fistulae

U.S., Oct. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07897539) titled 'Mechanical Bowel Preparation Prior To Sphincter-Sparing Surgery For Complex Anal Fistulae' on Oct. 20.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether bowel preparation with Plenvu before surgery improves healing of complex anal fistula in adults aged 18 to 64 years with a fistula of cryptoglandular origin or associated with Crohn's disease.

The main question it aims to answer is:

- Does bowel preparation before surgery increase the proportion of participants whose fistula is clinically healed 6 months after surgery?

Researchers will compare participants who prepare the bowel before surgery with participants wh...