Constipation Clinical Trial
Official title:
Efficacy and Tolerability of PEG-only Laxative for Fecal Impaction and Chronic Constipation in Children. A Controlled Double Blind Randomized Study vs a Standard PEG-EL Laxative
Verified date | May 2012 |
Source | Azienda Policlinico Umberto I |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Italy: Ethics Committee |
Study type | Interventional |
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy, tolerability, acceptance and compliance of a PEG-only formulation compared to a reference PEG-EL formulation in resolving faecal impaction and in the treatment of chronic constipation
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 96 |
Est. completion date | November 2011 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2011 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 2 Years to 16 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - out-patients children with diagnosis of functional constipation or have faecal impaction on medical history and physical examination Exclusion Criteria: - children with organic causes for defecation disorders, such as Hirschsprung disease, spina bifid, hypothyroidism, or other metabolic or renal abnormalities; - Children receiving medication influencing gastrointestinal motility; - Children with suspected gastrointestinal obstruction or stenosis |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Azienda Policlinico Umberto I | Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita Sant'Anna |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Efficacy | Stool frequency over the 4 weeks of treatment: daily recording of the number of stool on a patient diary card | 4 weeks of observation | No |
Primary | Efficacy | Feacal impaction resolution | 7 days | No |
Secondary | Clinical tolerability | Recording of all Adverse Events (AEs) occurred during the study | 4 weeks of observation | Yes |
Secondary | Acceptability | Palatability and easy of taking the solution evaluated by a 5-points scale | 4 weeks of observation | No |
Secondary | Compliance | Percentage of patients who took more than 80% of the prescribed dose | 4 weeks | No |
Secondary | Efficacy | Painfull stools, frequency of abdominal pain, frequency of soling episodes, use of stimulant laxatives by collection data on a patient diary card | 4 weeks | No |
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