Constipation, including difficulty in defecation, reduced frequency of bowel movements, and dry stools
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:Intestinal rehabilitation training
Sponsors
Shanghai Yangzhi rehabilitation hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 20 to 75 years; 2. Incomplete cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury, diagnosed in accordance with the diagnostic criteria set forth in the American Spinal Cord Injury Society's International Classification of Spinal Cord Injury Neurology (revised in 2019); 3. Presence of neurogenic bowel symptoms, with diagnostic criteria for constipation based on the guidelines of Rome IV and the International Organization of Gastroenterology, including difficulty in defecation, spontaneous bowel movements less than 3 times per week, and a sense of incomplete bowel movements; 4. Stable vital signs with a disease course of >= 3 months; 5. Modified Ashworth grading of muscle tone in rectus abdominis, erector spinae, and key muscles in both lower limbs <= 2; 6. Individuals who voluntarily participate and have signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having open injuries or unstable vital signs, etc; 2. Having serious gastrointestinal disorders, etc; 3. History of rectal and anal trauma surgery, etc; 4. Patients with congenital and progressive spinal cord injuries, etc; 5. Patients deemed unsuitable by researchers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction (NBD) Rating Scale ;Balloon Displacement Test;anorectal pressure measurement;Bristol Stool Classification Scale (BSFS);Constipation Rating Scale (Wexner);Symptom Self Rating Scale for Constipation Patients (PAC-SYM);Chronic Constipation Severity Scale (CSS);Quality of Life Scale Score for Constipation Patients (PAC-QOL); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactBai Wenxia
Shanghai Yangzhi rehabilitation hospital
Outcome results
None listed