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Filter by:The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of PEG 3350 (polyethylene glycol 3350) for short-term treatment of chronic constipation in adults.
In this study, the investigators measured the SCFA (Butyrate, Acetate and Propionate) as a Biomarker improvement symptom and quality of life women with functional constipation after supplementation of commensal bacterial fermented milk Lactobacillus plantarum (isolated from indigenous probiotics from Dadih, West Sumatra) for 21 days
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between administration of probiotics and improvement in quality of life in women with functional constipation.
Adherence to recommendations for treatment of chronic constipation in pediatric population is often poor. This study is attempting to improve adherence, and outcomes, by implementing a trial of a constipation action plan plus standard of care, compared to standard of care alone, in an outpatient pediatric population.
The study objectives are to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a 2-week daily intake of 1L Hépar® natural mineral water rich in magnesium sulphate compared to a control natural mineral water in the treatment of the constipation symptoms in women outpatients.
To assess the safety and clinical effectiveness of using the FDA cleared HyGIeaCare System to relieve constipation in patients not responding to standard laxative treatment. Each patient will serve as their own control by comparing their bowel habits in a diary 4 weeks prior to colon irrigation to the bowel habits in their diary 4 weeks post colon irrigation.
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) is an emerging technology for non-invasive neuromodulation that has broad potential implications and warrants further study. The investigators' clinical experience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for East-West Medicine (CEWM) has also demonstrated that TEAS can be used as an effective self-care tool for patients with chronic illness who do not have the time or resources for frequent acupuncture treatments. Chronic constipation is the chosen area of study because of the large population with a substantial impairment in health-related quality of life and work productivity. The investigators have recently completed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrating the benefit of perineal self-acupressure on quality of life measurements in this population, which supports investigation into other acupuncture-based self-care interventions. Given these findings, the investigators hypothesize that home patient-administered TEAS can provide measurable improvements in both symptom severity and health related quality of life.
Constipated patients often have mental problems such as depression and anxiety due to difficult defecation. Our previous studies have proved the efficacy of FMT treating constipation. Meanwhile it is believed that mental diseases are correlated to gut microbiota. This trial is based on the theory of the gut-brain-microbiota axis. Patients with constipation, depression and/or anxiety are performed FMT, laboratory, imaging and microbiota examinations, and clinical follow-up, to observe the clinical efficiency of FMT and the potential role of gut microbiome in these gut-brain disorders.
Constipation is a common condition in which an individual suffers with hard stools which are infrequent and difficult to pass. It is poorly understood and treatment is often unsatisfactory. Many patients also experience pain whilst others do not but it is unclear why . It is believed that the pain arises from contractions in the colon, the lower part of the intestines. Some patients with constipation have weak colonic contraction but surprisingly some, particularly those with a lot of pain have strong contractions which are poorly coordinated. These patients all suffer from constipation but would are likely to need very different treatments. At present we cannot identify what type of abnormality of colonic contractions each individual patient suffers from and so are unable to give them the best treatment. This study will take advantage of two new techniques which have been recently developed. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which will allow us to see the contractions of the colon in response to a dose of the laxative Moviprep which increases the flow of fluid into the proximal part of the colon and High Resolution Manometry (HRM) which measures the power and direction of the contraction in much more detail than ever before using a pressure sensing catheter placed into the bowel. Using these 2 techniques we will identify the pattern of contractions in 80 patients with constipation and 40 healthy controls. Participants will then enter into a controlled trial of either a drug which stimulates contractions or one which inhibits contraction. We anticipate that the pattern of contractions identified by the non-invasive MRI technique will predict which treatment will reduce their symptoms most as effectively as the more invasive HRM. If this is the case then our MRI test of colonic responsiveness could become widely used in routine clinical practice
In total, 125 women aged between 20 and 40 years were recruited in this study. Participants were considered eligible when they met the inclusion criteria of being diagnosed with functional constipation, as defined by the Rome Foundation. The study was a randomized controlled trial carried out at Cairo University Hospital.Patients whose BMI exceeded 30 kg/m2 were included. In addition, they fulfilled the ROM criteria of constipation.