Status:
UNKNOWN
Defecation Function and Quality of Life in the Patients Treated With Surgery for Slow Transit Constipation
Lead Sponsor:
Third Military Medical University
Conditions:
Defecation Function
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
Although surgical options for slow transit constipation (STC) have been proven to be a definite treatment, improvements in the associated defecation function and quality of life are rarely studied. Th...
Detailed Description
Constipation is an ever-growing problem and one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms, affecting 10-15% of adults in the USA and 8.2% of the general population in China. Slow-transit constipati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The clinical manifestations all met the Roman IV standard for the diagnosis of functional constipation.
- Patients with severe constipation symptoms were unable to defecate naturally and need laxatives to assist defecation or still unable to defecate.
- Colonic transport tests showed that the opaque X-ray markers remained more than 20% after 72 hours.
- All conservative treatment for more than 1 year failed.
- Patients had a strong desire for surgery, and no other contraindications to surgery.
Exclusion
- Megacolon was detected with barium enema examination.
- Colonoscopy suggested the presence of intestinal organic lesions or a history of colorectal cancer treatment.
- Gastric and small intestinal transport dysfunction.
- There are depression, anxiety and other mental symptoms.
- Constipation type irritable bowel syndrome.
- History of inflammatory bowel disease.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04304183
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
November 27 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Weidong Tong
Yuzhong, Chongqing Municipality, China, 400042