Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Paediatric Tuina (Massage) on Constipation and Related Symptoms Among the Pre-school Aged Children
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The research is a collaborative project by HKU and Yan Chai Hospital, funded by Social Welfare Development Fund of HKSAR. The study is designed as a prospective randomized control trial with the prima...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- a. Pre-school age children: Age 2-6 b. Gender: male or female c. Suffered from functional constipation (base on Rome IV criteria) d. Currently receiving rehabilitation service in the pediatric service unit run by Yan Chai Hospital Social Service Department (e.g. Early Education and Training Centre (EETC), Special Child Care Centre (SCCC), On site Pre-school Rehabilitation Service team.) e. The caregiver of the child is committed to participate in the research activities, include:
- bringing the child to attend the treatment sessions and present during the treatment
- observing and recording the constipation related symptom of the child during the study period and respond on the outcome measurement tools.
- (The caregiver is preferred to be a family member, but could also be a child-care provider who live with the study subject.) f. The legal guardian of the study subject, and the caregiver both sign the consent form.
Exclusion
- Children in the following situation will be excluded from the study:
- who has contra-indication of massage
- who is currently receiving massage as a regular therapy
- who is known to suffer from any physical (anatomical) or physiological (hormonal or other body chemistry) cause that leads to constipation symptoms
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 12 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
79 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03751267
Start Date
June 12 2018
End Date
December 30 2018
Last Update
October 11 2021
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School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 852