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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/07/044499 [Registered on: 29/07/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 29/07/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   An Investigator initiated Single-Arm Pilot Study Diltigesic 2% w/w Organogel (Diltiazem Hydrochloride Gel) Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure. 
Scientific Title of Study   An Investigator initiated Single-Arm Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Diltigesic 2% w/w Organogel (Diltiazem Hydrochloride Gel) in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Protocol No.: C2A02133 Version: 01 Date: 08 Jun 2022  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Dharmesh Domadia 
Designation  Vice President - Global Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  TP 86, FP 28/1, Off S.P. Ring Road, Sarkhej, Ahmedabad – 382210, Gujarat, India.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  91-2717-698500  
Fax    
Email  ddomadia@cliantha.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Jaydip B Gohil 
Designation  Assistant Manager Medical Services 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  TP 86, FP 28/1, Off S.P. Ring Road, Sarkhej, Ahmedabad – 382210, Gujarat, India.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  9601944262  
Fax    
Email  jbgohil@cliantha.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr Devesh Verma 
Designation  Associate Director-I 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  TP 86, FP 28/1, Off S.P. Ring Road, Sarkhej, Ahmedabad – 382210, Gujarat, India.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  9712908404  
Fax    
Email  dverma@cliantha.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Morningside Healthcare Ltd. Morningside House Unit C, Harcourt Way Meridian Business Park Leicester LE19 1WP UK  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Morningside Healthcare Ltd  
Address  Morningside House , Unit C, Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester-LE191WP, UK.  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nill  Nill 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Santosh Thorat  Aegis Multispecialiy Hospital  Room number 02- Clinical Research Room, Aegis Multispeciality Hospital, 1st floor, Tapaswi Plaza, Near Naivedyam Hotel, Kalbhor, Pimpri- Chinchwad, Maharashtra, 411019, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
8983377103

dr.santoshcr@gmail.com 
Dr Rajeevkumar Bansal  HCC Happiness Care and Cure Multispecialty Hospital LLP  Room number 407, Clinical Trial Department, 4th floor HCC Happiness Care and Cure Multispecialty Hospital LLP, 302, 303, 305 & 407 Shital Varsha Mall 5, Shivranjani Cross Road 380015.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9099902925

rajeevbansal.cr@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 2  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sai Sneh Hospital & Diagnostic Center, Pune, Maharastra.  Submittted/Under Review 
Parth Institutional Ethics Committee, Naroda, Ahmedabad.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K601||Chronic anal fissure,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Diltigesic 2% w/w Organogel   Dose: Apply a small amount to your finger (approximately 2.5 cm) and place the paste just inside the anus Frequency: Twice daily (morning and evening). Route of administration: Topical Duration of therapy: 04 weeks  
Comparator Agent  NA  NA 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details 
1. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female aged 18 years old or above.
2. Diagnosis of idiopathic chronic anal fissure unresponsive to previous therapy (e.g. stool softeners, a high fiber diet, and a warm sitz bath). Chronic anal fissure defined as anal fissure persisting longer than 6 weeks prior to screening and showing the presence of at least one of
the following:
- sentinel skin tag
- hypertrophied anal papillae
- exposed internal anal sphincter
- fibrotic fissure margins
or
- fibrotic anal sphincter
3. If female of childbearing potential, willing to use an acceptable form of birth control during the study.
4. Able to comply with the study requirements and procedures as per protocol.
5. Willing to provide written informed consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Institutionalized subject.
2. Subject presenting with any of the clinical conditions mentioned below:
a. Anal fissure lacking features for chronicity.
b. Cured anal fissure.
c. Infected chronic anal fissure.
d. Multiple fissures.
e. Fissure with irregular margins.
f. Fissure at locations other than the midline.
g. Fissure unassociated to sphincter spasm.
3. Subject with fecal incontinence, rectocele, rectal prolapse or fibrotic anal stenosis.
4. Subject who has had lateral sphincterotomy or anal stretch or other previous surgery involving the anal canal or peri-anal region.
5. Subject treated with botulinum toxin less than 6 months prior to enrolment.
6. Subject with chronic anal fissure secondary to other disorders such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis, anal or peri-anal cancer, anal fistula, sexually transmitted diseases (e.g. HIV, Syphilis, etc.), anal or peri-anal sepsis.
7. Subject with history or presence of malignant disease.
8. Subject with clinically significant cardiovascular disorder, namely
New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and IV heart failure, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block, or clinically significant bradycardia.
9. Subject with orthostatic (postural) hypotension (i.e., a drop in systolic blood pressure of 30 mmHg or more and/or a drop in diastolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or more on standing).
10. Unwilling to discontinue use of sitz baths for up to 4 hours after application of investigational product and unwillingness to limit sitz baths to one per day from treatment assignment to end of treatment.
11. Subject with respiratory insufficiency and need for long-term oxygen therapy or home ventilation.
12. Subject with clinically significant renal failure.
13. Subject with known neuromuscular disease.
14. Subject with any changes in the previous 12 weeks to oral, sublingual or intra-muscular therapy with vasodilators (beta-blockers, nitrates, calcium antagonists, phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors) or muscle relaxants.
15. Use of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) ointment for 7 days (continuous or not) in the 4 weeks prior to signing the informed consent form (ICF).
f. Fissure at locations other than the midline.
g. Fissure unassociated to sphincter spasm.
3. Subject with fecal incontinence, rectocele, rectal prolapse or fibrotic anal stenosis.
4. Subject who has had lateral sphincterotomy or anal stretch or other previous surgery involving the anal canal or peri-anal region.
5. Subject treated with botulinum toxin less than 6 months prior to enrolment.
6. Subject with chronic anal fissure secondary to other disorders such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis, anal or peri-anal cancer, anal fistula, sexually transmitted diseases (e.g. HIV, Syphilis, etc.), anal or peri-anal sepsis.
7. Subject with history or presence of malignant disease.
8. Subject with clinically significant cardiovascular disorder, namely New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and IV heart failure, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block, or clinically significant bradycardia.
9. Subject with orthostatic (postural) hypotension (i.e., a drop in systolic blood pressure of 30 mmHg or more and/or a drop in diastolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or more on standing).
10. Unwilling to discontinue use of sitz baths for up to 4 hours after application of investigational product and unwillingness to limit sitz baths to one per day from treatment assignment to end of treatment.
11. Subject with respiratory insufficiency and need for long-term oxygen therapy or home ventilation.
12. Subject with clinically significant renal failure.
13. Subject with known neuromuscular disease.
14. Subject with any changes in the previous 12 weeks to oral, sublingual or intra-muscular therapy with vasodilators (beta-blockers, nitrates, calcium antagonists, phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors) or muscle relaxants.
15. Use of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) ointment for 7 days (continuous or not) in the 4 weeks prior to signing the informed consent form (ICF).
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Safety:
Proportion of subjects for which healing rate is observed during the 4 weeks treatment period.
 
04 Weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Efficacy
Mean change in pain score based on VAS from baseline to Week 4.

Safety:
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, application site reaction and serious adverse events.

Change in vital signs.

Change in clinical laboratory parameters following study drug exposure.
 
04 Weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="6"
Sample Size from India="6" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/08/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="28" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Nill 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is an Investigator initiated single arm study. Subjects will have to visit the clinic for the following visits during the study:

 

Visit 1 Screening visit (within 2 weeks prior to baseline visit)

Visit 2 Baseline visit (Day 0)

Visit 3 Interim visit at 2 weeks (±02 days)

Visit 4 End of Study at 4 weeks (± 04 days)/ Early termination visit

Subjects will participate in the study related screening activities, after obtaining the informed consent. Screening will be performed within 2 weeks prior to baseline visit during which eligibility will be determined.

 

 
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