Relationship between stool form and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic constipation: An internet questionnaire survey

Relationship between stool form and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic constipation: An internet questionnaire survey - Relationship between stool form and quality of life (QOL): An internet survey

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000033067

Enrollment

600

Registered

2018-06-22

Start date

2018-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

chronic constipation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients aged >= 20 years old 2)Patients who have been diagnosed with chronic constipation before acquisition of consent and taking prescribed therapeutic agents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with past history of gastrointestinal resection except appendectomy 2) Patients with current history of malignant diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relationship between Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) and Japanese version of the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (JPAC-QOL)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by age 2) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by sex 3) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by treatment agents 4) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by medical department 5) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by medication history 6) For patients with BSFS 6 or 7, proportion of drug discontinuation or reduction reason of drug discontinuation or reduction thought on drug discontinuation or reduction	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by age 2) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by sex 3) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by treatment agents 4) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by medical department 5) Relationship between BSFS and JPAC-QOL by medication history 6) For patients with BSFS 6 or 7, proportion of drug discontinuation or reduction reason of drug discontinuation or reduction thought on drug discontinuation or reduction

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAtsushi Nakajima

Yokohama City University Hepatology and Gastroenterology Division

nakajima-tky@umin.ac.jp045-787-2640

Outcome results