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Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Combination of Milk of Magnesia, Liquid Paraffin, and Sodium Picosulfate Oral Emulsion for Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Patients with Comorbidities.

A Pilot study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Combination of Milk of Magnesia, Liquid Paraffin, and Sodium Picosulfate Oral Emulsion for Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Patients with Comorbidities

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083129
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-03-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K928- Other specified diseases of the digestive system

Interventions

Intervention1: liquid paraffin, milk of magnesia and sodium Picosulphate : 5ml liquid paraffin 1.25ml I.P, milk of magnesia 3.75 ml I.P, sodium Picosulphate B.P 3.33Mg Duration- 8weeks frequency & Do

Sponsors

Dr Nitesh Pratap
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Adult male or non-pregnant female patients aged 18-65 years (both inclusive) who are prescribed Combination of Milk of Magnesia, Liquid Paraffin, and Sodium Picosulfate oral emulsion for the treatment of chronic constipation associated with the following comorbidities,T2DM and/or hypothyroidism and/or hypertension 2) Diagnosed cases of comorbid conditions: T2DM and/or hypertension and/or hypothyroidism (as per physician discretion)and suffering from underlying chronic constipation(patient having test report of the last 6 months) 3) Patients who are willing to give informed consent for participating in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment in the study 1) Patients who have received any pharmacotherapy containing Milk of Magnesia or Liquid Paraffin or Sodium Picosulfate for chronic constipation within 2 weeks before enrollment 2) Patients with ingestion of any drug affecting GI motility or known hypersensitivity 3) Patients with organic bowel disease, GI obstruction/perforation, history of GI surgery, and painful abdominal symptoms where the cause is uncertain 4) Patients with severe hepatic or renal dysfunction 5) Patients suffering with psychiatric conditions 6) Patients with active or cured malignancies 7) Patients with any medical condition judged by investigators that warrant exclusion 8) Pregnant and/or lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Change in mean total Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms (PAC-SYM) scale score. 2) Change in mean spontaneous bowel movements per week. Timepoint: From Baseline at week 4 and week 8

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Change in mean Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAC-QoL) score 2) Number & percentage of patients with ADRsTimepoint: At Baseline, week 4 & week 8

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nitesh Pratap

Krishna institute of Medical sciences

pratapnitesh@gmail.com9000150678

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026