# IFOC Compared With LIFT in High Anal Fistula

> **NCT07520500** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Cairo University** · enrollment: 66 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Anal Fistula Surgery
- High Anal Fistula

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Intra-anal Fistulotomy With Fistula Opening Closure (IFOC)
- **PROCEDURE:** Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07520500
- **Lead sponsor:** Cairo University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-03-31
- **Primary completion:** 2027-04-01
- **Final completion:** 2027-04-01
- **Target enrollment:** 66 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07520500

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07520500, "IFOC Compared With LIFT in High Anal Fistula". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07520500. Licensed CC0.

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