Functional Constipation Clinical Trial
Official title:
Dried Plums (Prunes) vs. Polyethylene Glycol 4000 for Treatment of Functional Constipation in Children - Randomised Controlled Trial
Children with functional constipation according to the Rome IV criteria will be randomly assigned to receive prunes at dose 3.5 g/kg/d (prune group) or Polyethylene Glycol 4000 (PEG group) at dose 0.5 g/kg/d for 4 weeks. Before treatment children with impaction will receive PEG 4000 at the dose 1.5 g/kg for 3-5 consecutive days. The primary outcome measure will be treatment success, defined as ≥3 BM per week with no fecal soiling during last week of the intervention.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 110 |
Est. completion date | November 1, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | September 1, 2020 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 1 Year to 18 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - children with constipation diagnosed with ROME IV criteria Exclusion Criteria: - diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, mental retardation, endocrine disease (eg, Hyperthyroidism), an organic cause of defecation disorders (eg, Hirshsprung disease, spinal anomalies, anorectal pathology, a history of gastrointestinal surgery), functional nonretentive fecal incontinence, or intake of medications influencing gastrointestinal motility |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Medical University of Warsaw |
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Dziechciarz P, Horvath A, Szajewska H. Polyethylene glycol 4000 for treatment of functional constipation in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Jan;60(1):65-8. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000543. — View Citation
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Koppen IJ, Nurko S, Saps M, Di Lorenzo C, Benninga MA. The pediatric Rome IV criteria: what's new? Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Mar;11(3):193-201. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1282820. Epub 2017 Jan 24. Review. — View Citation
Lever E, Cole J, Scott SM, Emery PW, Whelan K. Systematic review: the effect of prunes on gastrointestinal function. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Oct;40(7):750-8. doi: 10.1111/apt.12913. Epub 2014 Aug 11. Review. — View Citation
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Tabbers MM, DiLorenzo C, Berger MY, Faure C, Langendam MW, Nurko S, Staiano A, Vandenplas Y, Benninga MA; European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology. Evaluation and treatment of functional constipation in infants and children: evidence-based recommendations from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Feb;58(2):258-74. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000266. — View Citation
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | The primary outcome measure will be treatment success | =3 spontaneous stools per week, without episodes of fecal soiling (in toilet-trained children), in the last week of the intervention (week 4). | up to 4 weeks | |
Secondary | stool consistency (according to the Bristol Stool Form Scale) during whole study period | Scale ranges from 1 to 7 where types 1 and 2 indicate constipation, with 3 and 4 being the ideal stools as they are easy to defecate while not containing excess liquid, 5 tending towards diarrhoea, and 6 and 7 indicate diarrhoea. | up to 4 weeks | |
Secondary | frequency of defecation per week | up to 4 weeks | ||
Secondary | frequency of fecal soiling per week | up to 4 weeks | ||
Secondary | frequency of pain during defecation per week | up to 4 weeks | ||
Secondary | frequency of abdominal pain or flatulence per week | up to 4 weeks | ||
Secondary | need for intake of additional laxative treatment during whole study period | up to 4 weeks | ||
Secondary | adverse events | up to 4 weeks |
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