Severe Pain during your Bowel Movements?
Doctors would like to talk with you about medical research studying an investigational ointment to see if it helps relieve the pain associated with anal fissures, a medical condition that causes severe pain, bleeding and itching around the anus.
Local doctors are now looking for adults who are experiencing symptoms associated with an anal fissure, to participate in a medical research study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of an investigational ointment to see if it helps relieve pain.
To be eligible for this study you must:
1. be between 18 and 75 years of age.
2. Have an anal fissure for at least six weeks prior to the study.
Symptoms may include:
-severe pain during and after a bowel movement
-bleeding around the anus following a bowel movement
-itching around the anus
Qualified participants will receive study-related medical evaluations and the investigational ointment at no cost. Reimbursement for time and travel will also be provided.
To learn more about this study, please contact Chevy Chase Clinical Research at 301-652-5520.
This is an anal pain trail.
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For those of you not in the DC/MD/VA area, give them a call anyway to see if they know of any recruiting trials in your area. It is worth a shot! They may even bring you here to DC/MD/VA. Who knows??!!!
Good luck.