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

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Weidong Tong

Yuzhong, Chongqing Municipality, China, 400042

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