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Filter by:In the current study the effects of proprietary Perilla frutescens leaf extract in comparison to Maltodextrin, a fully digestible carbohydrate (placebo control), on gastrointestinal discomfort and bowel function were investigated. The study was performed double-blind and placebo-controlled with a 4 week intervention period. Study products were taken two times daily (each one capsule before breakfast and dinner).
This prospective hybrid longitudinal study was conducted in the United States (US), Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), and Germany. To obtain the most complete and comprehensive understanding of the burden of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in these countries, this study used a combination of web-based, longitudinal patient survey, retrospective data abstraction from medical records, and a prospective physician survey. The primary objective of this study was to estimate the rate of inadequate response to laxatives (LIR), which was defined as having sufficient laxative use (at least one laxative use ≥ four times per reference period), and inadequate response (defined as fewer than three bowel movements (BMs) OR at least one of the following symptoms on the Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms (PAC-SYM) measure scored as moderate, severe or very severe: BMs too hard, straining to have a BM, feeling like you didn't "finish" a BM, and feeling like you had to pass a BM but could not), in a cohort of non-cancer pain and cancer pain (separately) participants with OIC, by country and overall. The secondary study objectives are as follows: 1. To estimate the rate of LIR for two subgroups: 1xLIR and 2xLIR. 1xLIR was defined as use of at least one laxative agent ≥ 4 times in the reference period while 2xLIR was defined as the use of at least two laxative agents, each used ≥ 4 times in the reference period; 2. To describe the baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, including prior health status, comorbidities, constipation-related GI symptoms, and concomitant medications of patients with OIC; 3. To describe drug utilization and self-management of OIC; 4. To describe the pre-index and post-index healthcare resource utilization and estimate costs associated with the diagnosis, treatment, and general management of OIC (including laxative use) and events attributed to OIC, including both direct and indirect costs; 5. To describe patient-reported impact of OIC on health-related quality of life, productivity, and pain management; 6. To describe patient-reported treatment satisfaction with laxative use; and 7. To describe physician-reported awareness of OIC and symptoms and understanding of patient-reported impact of OIC.
This phase 2, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of three dose levels of AZD1722 in subjects with constipation predominant IBS (IBS-C) as defined by the ROME III criteria and who have active disease as determined during a two-week screening period. Subjects who qualify and are randomized into the study will receive 5, 20, or 50 mg of AZD1722 BID or placebo BID for 12 consecutive weeks. At the end of this treatment period, subjects will be followed for an additional 4 weeks.
This is a multi-center, open-label, 52-week safety and tolerability study of plecanatide in patients with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC).
The research study is designed to test how a medication called octreotide affects the motility (contraction or squeezing) of the colon (large intestine). Investigators are investigating whether octreotide can increase contraction and movement in the colon.
The aim of this study is to asses the effect of Bifidobacterium lactis and Inulin on functional constipation in children
Children with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia or severe diplegia suffer from highly reduced mobility and consequent constipation. Clinicians frequently recommend standing-frames to exercise the support reaction in this population, sharing the opinion that the upright position may facilitate intestinal transit, although no evidence supports this assumption. The investigators conducted this single-subject research to determine the effects of the standing-frame on the frequency of evacuation in chronically constipated children with CP and quadriplegia. Moreover, the investigators studied its effects on the frequency of induction of evacuation, the characteristics of the stool and the pain suffered by the child due to constipation and/or evacuation.
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate health related quality of life (QoL) in Korean female participants with chronic constipation (long term decreased number of or difficulty making bowel movements) having received treatment previously.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the quality of life in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic functional constipation improves after educational activity in focus group composed by these patients' mothers.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CB-5945 for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adults taking opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain.