An exploratory study of factors related to the efficacy of abortive use of medications for constipation symptoms in hospitalized patients: a prospective observational study

An exploratory study of factors related to the efficacy of abortive use of medications for constipation symptoms in hospitalized patients: a prospective observational study - An exploratory study of factors related to the efficacy of abortive use of medications for constipation symptoms in hospitalized patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000042704

Enrollment

120

Registered

2020-12-09

Start date

2020-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

functional constipation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with functional constipation due to ROME III or IV and undergoing treatment, or hospitalized patients diagnosed with functional constipation due to ROME IV 2. Men and women over 20 years of age at the time of registration 3. Planning to use abortive irritant laxatives or enemas for the treatment of constipation 4. Patients who can obtain consent from themselves or their families to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons with a history of hypersensitivity to irritating laxatives, enemas 2. Other patients who are deemed unsuitable for the subject by the physician's judgment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Association of gastrointestinal echocardiographic findings with the presence or absence of reactive stools	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNoboru Misawa

Yokohama City University school of medicine Department of gastroenterology and hepatology

misawa-ykh@umin.ac.jp045-787-2640

Outcome results