Status:
COMPLETED
Cross Sectional Study of Constipation in Advanced Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Yan Chai Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Conditions:
Palliative Care
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Constipation is a common problem in palliative cancer patients. However, there were insufficient randomized controlled trial (RCT) data to identify the "best" laxative or combination of laxatives in t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- advanced cancer patients
- on medication for facilitating bowel movement and/or constipation visual analogue scale \>=2
Exclusion
- unable to communicate
- cognitive impaired
- put on colostomy bag
- clinically diagnosed gastrointestinal obstruction
- at end-of-life
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
255 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01399294
Start Date
May 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
July 21 2011
Active Locations (2)
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1
Caritas Medical Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China