Effects of bowel training and rational defecation posture on chronic constipation in elderly people with dementia.

Effect of bowel training and rational defecation posture on chronic functional constipation in elderly people with dementia, and evaluation of feasibility of defecation care practice by care staff. - Effect of bowel training and rational defecation posture on chronic functional constipation in elderly people with dementia.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000040903

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-01

Start date

2020-08-01

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 diadnosed by Rome IV criteria

Interventions

Defecation care that combines bowel training and a rational defecation posture Defecation care within the scope of normal care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosis according to the Rome 4 criteria 2.Diagnosis of dementia or daily living independence degree of demented elderly of 2 or more 3.Elderly people who keep sitting in the toilet. 4.Elderly people capable of daily conversation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Colostomy 2.Tube feeding 3.Secondary constipation 4.Those judged ineligible to participate in the research by the doctor in charge.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Monthly responder rates and weekly changes from baseline in complete spontaneous bowel movement. Monthly responder rates and weekly changes from the baseline in spontaneous bowel movement.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1 The patient's assessment of constipation quality of life (JPAC-QOL) 2 Constipation Scoring System(CSS) 3 Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home Version (NPI-NH) 4 Change in laxative dose required. 5 Overall care efficacy.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomoyoshi Naito

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Faculty of Nursing

t-naito@hama-med.ac.jp053-435-2511

Outcome results

None listed

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