Effect of smart phone application for children with functional constipation

Designing and evaluation of the effectiveness of smart phone educational application for children self-care with functional constipation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231205060265N1

Enrollment

200

Registered

2024-12-28

Start date

2024-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

children with functional constipation. Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: At this stage, the educational application based on the mobile phone of children with functional constipation is installed on the mobile phone of the parents of chi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Months to 5 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? The child's functional constipation has been confirmed by a pediatric gastroenterologist.? Parents who own smart cell phones.? The child with functional constipation is under five years old? Children's parents should have at least primary education.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents of illiterate children Elderly parents who cannot work with the software

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The level of parents' awareness of how to care for children with functional constipation. Timepoint: Three months after installing the application on the smartphone of parents of constipated children. Method of measurement: smart phone.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Elahe Gozali

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences

elahe.gozali@gmail.com+98 914 345 4528

Outcome results

None listed

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