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Observe Intestinal Tract Cleaness of Senile Constipation Patients Used Gastrointestinal External Stimulation
Led by Shanghai East Hospital · Updated on 2024-05-16
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Elderly patients with constipation requiring colonoscopy were randomly divided into four groups: 1. Received both gastrointestinal external stimulation and transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation; 2. Received gastrointestinal external stimulation singly; 3. Received transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation singly; 4. No stimulation was given. All groups received oral administration of polyethylene glycol for intestinal cleansing. Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) score was used to assess the quality of intestinal cleanliness , with a total score of 9, and higher scores indicating better intestinal cleanliness, and BBPS≥6 was defined effective.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Observe Intestinal Tract Cleaness of Senile Constipation Patients Used Gastrointestinal External Stimulation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 60-80 years old
- Planned colonoscopy
- Diagnosis of constipation according to Rome III criteria
You will not qualify if you...
- Acute myocardial infarction within 6 months
- Severe heart failure (New York Heart Association class II-V)
- Chronic renal failure (CKD stage II-V)
- Mental disorder
- Colorectal resection
- Use of aspirin, warfarin, or other anticoagulants
- Coagulopathy
- Use of drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility (proton pump inhibitors, NSAIDs, antibiotics within 4 weeks; probiotics within 2 weeks)
- Presence of inflammatory bowel disease, frequent diarrhea, severe gastroparesis, intestinal perforation or obstruction
- Participation in other clinical trials
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Shanghai easthospital
Shanghai, Pudong New Area, China, 200120
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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