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The effect of biofeedback combined with diet in treatment of patients with constipation

Evaluating the effect of biofeedback combined with diet in treatment of patients with constipation due to paradoxical contraction of the pelvic floor muscles

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016102930545N1
Enrollment
140
Registered
2017-04-29
Start date
2017-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

constipation due to paradoxical contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. Constipation

Interventions

Intervention 1: Biofeedback + diet includes vegetables, drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, psyllium powder 1 to 2 sachet per day , and walking three days a week, for half an hour every day. Int
Lifestyle
Biofeedback + diet includes vegetables, drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, psyllium powder 1 to 2 sachet per day , and walking three days a week, for half an hour every day
diet includes vegetables, drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, psyllium powder 1 to 2 sachet per day , and walking three days a week, for half an hour every day

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Science
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Terms of Inclusion: diagnosis of constipation due to pelvic floor muscle disorders, digital rectal examination. Exclusion conditions: inflammatory bowel disease; HIV infection; neurological disorders, stress urinary incontinence, Urge Incontinence, fecal incontinence.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Constipation. Timepoint: before the intervention, 3 months after beginning of the intervention, 6 months after beginning of the intervention, 1 year after beginning of the intervention. Method of measurement: Physical examination, the results of manometry as well as track the status of clinical symptoms before and after treatment by CCF questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Tahereh Forooghifar

Valiasr Hospital

forooghifar.f@gmail.com+98 21 6119 2365

Outcome results

None listed

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