Health Condition 1: K590- Constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Sodium picosulfate with Polyethylene glycol: Polyethylene glycol is an osmotic laxative
Sodium picpsulfate is a stimulant laxative
Dose of polyethylene glycol-
( 1 sachet contains 6.5g
Sponsors
JIPMER intramural grants committee
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients between 1 year to 12 years of age attending the pediatric gastroenterology OPD in JIPMER who are diagnosed to have Functional Constipation by Rome IV criteria with impaction [by encopresis, abdominal fecoliths â?? No digital rectal examination (DRE), abdominal radiography will be done for diagnosing impaction] who are planned for disimpaction
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Children who have received other drugs for constipation in the past 48 hours (2) Known allergy to any of the drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to disimpaction in daysTimepoint: on the seventh day after starting treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dose of PEG in sachets required for disimpaction, vomiting, abdominal distension necessitating drug discontinuation, pain abdomen, features of electrolyte abnormalities or intestinal obstruction, increase in encopresis, failure to disimpact after 7 days, complianceTimepoint: on the seventh day after starting treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Barath Jagadisan
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed