The Effect of Kiwifruit on Constipation with or without Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The Effect of Kiwifruit on Constipation with or without Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Kiwifruit on Constipation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000020090

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-01

Start date

2016-09-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) functional constipation (FC)

Interventions

kiwifruit 2 per day for 4 weeks-(wash out period)-psyllium 7.5 g per day for 4 weeks psyllium 7.5 g per day for 4 weeks-(wash out period)-kiwifruit 2 per day for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Rome III criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Potential participants will be excluded if they have any alarm features associated with bowel habit (recent changes in bowel habit (<3 months), rectal bleeding, weight loss, occult blood in stools, anaemia), anal fissures, bleeding haemorrhoids, and family history of GI cancer or IBD. Chronic disease (cardiovascular, cancer, renal failure, previous gastrointestinal surgery (not including appendectomy or cholecystectomy), neurological conditions (e.g. multiple sclerosis, spinal chord injury, stroke.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
complete spontaneous bowel movement (CSBM) 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) GI symptoms GI motility blood examination gut microbiota	—

Countries

Japan,Australia,Europe

Contacts

Public ContactYohei Ohkawa

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Behavioral Medicine

pesopesogin1325@yahoo.co.jp022-717-8160

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026