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Effectiveness and safety of light vegetarian diet and Qingjiang Tiaochang Recipe for functional constipation: An exploratory study protocol for randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness and safety of light vegetarian diet and Qingjiang Tiaochang Recipe for functional constipation: An exploratory study protocol for randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000030106
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-02-23
Start date
2020-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-15

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

Conditions

Functional constipation

Interventions

Sponsors

China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-70 years; 2. Meet the Rome IV diagnostic criteria for functional constipation; 3. The stool type is Bristol1, 2 type; 4. Voluntarily participate in this topic and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women,or women preparing for pregnancy or breastfeeding; 2. Severe heart, brain, and kidney disease, generally poor condition or organ failure; 3. Patients who have been taking drugs that affect constipation for a long time, such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, electrolyte disturbance, and scleroderma; 4. Drugs that cannot affect the gastrointestinal motility / sensory function in the test: such as gastric motility drugs, erythromycin antibiotics, anticholinergics, anesthetic pain agents, antidepressants, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, calcium Agents, iron agents, antidiarrheals, antihistamines, etc.; 5. Took antibiotics or microecological preparations in the last 2 weeks; 6. In the past 6 months, colonoscopy revealed organic intestinal diseases such as intestinal tuberculosis, intestinal obstruction, intestinal tumors, intestinal diverticulum, congenital megacolon, and colonic prolongation (colon polyps <= 3 and Benign lesions with a maximum polyp diameter <= 0.5 cm can be included); 7. With constipation of irritable bowel syndrome. 8. Patients after hysterectomy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
plete voluntary defecation frequency per week;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
gastrointestinal transit time;high resolution anorectal manometry;constipation-related symptom rating scale;Determination of fecal short-chain fatty acids;Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome score scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYao Shukun

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Drshukunyao@126.com+86 13501008676

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026