Status:

COMPLETED

Fiber Regimens for Constipation Symptoms

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Constipation

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of the current study is to compare the effects of bowel recipe with psyllium on symptoms associated with constipation.

Detailed Description

Patients presenting to the urogynecology clinics at Parkland Health and Hospital System and UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas from July 2003 to July 2005 were screened for symptoms of constipat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • fluent and literate in either English or Spanish.
  • responds affirmatively to at least two symptoms according to Rome II criteria for functional constipation, for at least 12 weeks

Exclusion

  • pregnant or less than six weeks postpartum
  • six weeks post abdominal surgery,
  • colostomy
  • history of bowel obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, diagnosis of slow colonic transit time, spinal cord injury, neurogenic disease, myopathic disorders, or cognitive impairment, history of an allergic reaction to psyllium or any of the ingredients contained in the bowel recipe, such as wheat bran, prunes, or apples.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

53 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03845673

Start Date

July 1 2003

End Date

July 1 2005

Last Update

February 19 2019

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390