Comparison of defecation desire between patients with chronic constipation(CC) and non-constipated people in Japan; A large scale internet survey

Comparison of defecation desire between patients with chronic constipation(CC) and non-constipated people in Japan; A large scale internet survey - Defecation desire in patients with chronic constipation(CC) in Japan; An internet survey

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000036006

Enrollment

24000

Registered

2019-02-26

Start date

2019-02-27

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(CC)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Japanese monitor registered in the online panel owned by Rakuten Insight 2) Subjects aged >= 20 years old and <80 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Subjects engaged in pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry 2)Subjects engaged in advertisement and broadcasting industry 3)Subjects engaged in research and consulting industry

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Defecation desire score in the CC group who meet Rome-IV criteria and non-CC group with age and gender matching	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
For all subjects under no treatment situation, 1)Bristol stool form scale 2)Frequency of bowel movement 3)Frequency of difficulty in defecation 4)Frequency of incomplete evacuation 5)Frequency of abdominal pain 6)Time required for evacuation 7)Manual maneuvers to facilitate defecation 8)Number of times of no defecation even if going to the bathroom per 24 hours 9)Disease duration 10)Abdominal pain during defecation 11)Abdominal bloating during defecation 12)Rome-IV criteria 13)Presence or absence of medication for constipation For patients with CC meeting Rome-IV criteria and taking prescribed medication, 1)Type of drugs used in last one week 2)Disease duration 3)Reason for visit a hospital/clinic 4)Duration of using the over-the-counter drugs before visiting a hospital/clinic 5)Bristol stool form scale in last one week 6)Frequency of defecation desire in last one week 7)Frequency of bowel movement in last one week 8)Frequency of difficulty in defecation in last one week 9)Frequency of incomplete evacuation in last one week 10)Frequency of abdominal pain in last one week 11)Time required for evacuation in last one week 12)Manual maneuvers to facilitate defecation in last one week 13)Number of times of no defecation even if going to the bathroom per 24 hours in last one week 14)Satisfaction for the using drugs in last one week	—

Measure

Time frame

For all subjects under no treatment situation, 1)Bristol stool form scale 2)Frequency of bowel movement 3)Frequency of difficulty in defecation 4)Frequency of incomplete evacuation 5)Frequency of abdominal pain 6)Time required for evacuation 7)Manual maneuvers to facilitate defecation 8)Number of times of no defecation even if going to the bathroom per 24 hours 9)Disease duration 10)Abdominal pain during defecation 11)Abdominal bloating during defecation 12)Rome-IV criteria 13)Presence or absence of medication for constipation For patients with CC meeting Rome-IV criteria and taking prescribed medication, 1)Type of drugs used in last one week 2)Disease duration 3)Reason for visit a hospital/clinic 4)Duration of using the over-the-counter drugs before visiting a hospital/clinic 5)Bristol stool form scale in last one week 6)Frequency of defecation desire in last one week 7)Frequency of bowel movement in last one week 8)Frequency of difficulty in defecation in last one week 9)Frequency of incomplete evacuation in last one week 10)Frequency of abdominal pain in last one week 11)Time required for evacuation in last one week 12)Manual maneuvers to facilitate defecation in last one week 13)Number of times of no defecation even if going to the bathroom per 24 hours in last one week 14)Satisfaction for the using drugs in last one week

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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