chronic constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Five days after taking a capsule of 24 radiopaque markers, a plain abdominal X-ray examination is performed.
Sponsors
Jichi Medical University Department of surgery, Division of Gastroenterological General and Transplant Surgery
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with chronic constipation who visit our institution, complaining of infrequent bowel motion, abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, evacuation difficulty and incomplete defecation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1, Pregnancy or possibility of pregnancy 2, Allergy to barium sulfate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1, Subjective evaluation by researchers of the usefulness of colonic transit time test based on the results of colonic transit time test 2, Subjective evaluation by patients of the usefulness of colonic transit time test based on the results of colonic transit time test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1, Number and location of radiopaque markers remaining in the colorectum on the 5th day after their oral administration 2, Severity of slow colonic transit, depending on the number of radiopaque markers remaining in the large bowel on the 5th day after their oral administration 3, Number of days until radiopaque markers are completely evacuated 4, Comparison of subjective evaluations between researchers and patients 5, Interobserver agreement between researchers regarding their subjective evaluation 6, Incidence of adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYuko Homma
Jichi Medical University Department of surgery, Division of Gastroenterological General and Transplant Surgery
Outcome results
None listed