Chronic Constipation in Children Among School Children is Assuit University Children Hospital

Chronic Constipation in Children Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study on Chronic Constipation Etiology and Risk Factors Among School Age Children in Assuit University Children Hospital

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04110158
• Other study ID #: Chronic constipation
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: October 15, 2019
• Est. completion date: November 2020

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: Fatma Hussein
• Phone: +01069677753
• Email: Fatma.lafy10[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim of the work to show rate of constipation among school age children in Assuit University Children Hospital

Description:

Childhood constipation is a frequently overlooked global health problem, which is developing in a public health issue in many parts of the world.(1) Constipation is one of the commonest digestive complaints in children(2) Constipation has long been considered a symptom, rather than a disease(3)

It is often perceived as infrequent motions or passage of hard stools. Some defined constipation as less than 3 bowel motions per week)4(

or as difficulty in passing stools (5) Approximately 0.5% of school children have defecation frequency less than 3 per week and 0.3% have fecal incontinence(6) Furthermore, 20% of children also have at least 1 clinical feature of constipation.7 Therefore, it is important to use diagnostic criteria based on multiple symptoms to define constipation

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: November 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 2020
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:school age children 4:18 years old -

Exclusion Criteria: neonates and younger than 4years children

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Constipation in Children
• Constipation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

References & Publications (1)

Rajindrajith S, Devanarayana NM. Constipation in children: novel insight into epidemiology, pathophysiology and management. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Jan;17(1):35-47. doi: 10.5056/jnm.2011.17.1.35. Epub 2011 Jan 26. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	A.study on chronic Constipation Etiology and risk factors among school age children in Assuit University Children Hospital	Constipation, risk factors ,management and outcomes	Baseline