A Study to Determine the Effect of Nitroglycerin Ointment 0.4% (Cellegesic) on the Pain Associated With Chronic Anal Fissures

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

248

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Conditions

Fissure in AnoPain

Interventions

DRUG

Cellegesic

Cellegesic was supplied as an ointment containing 0.4% w/w nitroglycerin.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo was supplied as an ointment identical to Cellegesic ointment except that it contained no nitroglycerin.