Faecal incontinence Digestive System Incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
Patient self-rating of change, bowel diary, bowel symptom questionnaire, quality of life, anal manometry
Sponsors
Action Medical Research (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults (aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex) with faecal incontinence
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusing informed consent 2. Children under 18 years old 3. Pregnant females or those within six weeks of vaginal delivery 4. Patients with a history of pelvic malignancy 5. Patients with active inflammatory bowel disease 6. Patients with active perianal sepsis or painful haemorrhoids or fissure and patients with previous experience of using an electric stimulator to treat urinary or faecal incontinence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. One-week bowel diary 2. Symptom questionnaire 3. Manometry 4. Patients' evaluation of outcome | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed