University of Aberdeen: Haemorrhoids are a common problem and can be painful.

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: University of Aberdeen
Source reference: DARS-NIC-394629-C5Z4P-v0.2
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-394629-C5Z4P-v0.2
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 10

Data approved

Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients
Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care

Objective, as published

Haemorrhoids are a common problem and can be painful. The symptoms can be relieved by removing the haemorrhoids in an operation. There are two ways in which surgeons can remove haemorrhoids but not enough is known about how the methods compare. Currently, surgical treatment for haemorrhoids depends on the surgeon’s preference. The eTHoS trial is a pragmatic multicentre randomized controlled trial. The objective is to compare the two kinds of operations in order to inform surgeons about which operation is best for patients (in terms of patient quality of life, health economic and clinical outcomes). In order to achieve this objective, several areas of patient care and status will need to be considered. To enable accurate and reliable analysis, patient reported health status will be collected over the trial period from patient questionnaires as well as information on symptoms related to haemorrhoids, general health and complications from either procedure collected on clinical forms. Cost between surgeries will also be evaluated and in order to fully compare the overall clinical and economic costs, readmission data from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland is required to quantify long-term safety and haemorrhoid reoccurrence. This in turn will be used to assess the full impact of on patients’ quality of life and enable an assessment of the overall costs to the NHS if, for example, one of the surgeries resulted in higher reoccurrence…

Expected benefits, as published

Haemorrhoids are common in all age groups from mid-teens onwards. The currently available data comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of stapled haemorrhoidopexy and conventional excisional haemorrhoidectomy are poor. The results of the eTHoS trial will be available in late 2016/early 2017. The results of the study will be used to standardise surgical procedures for patients with haemorrhoids. These findings will also be published in scientific journals and presented at scientific meetings. The findings will also be made available to patients through patient organisations, health information websites that are open to the public and the media where possible and appropriate. The expected benefits to the NHS will be that the trial will provide robust information about which of the two…

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