chronic functional constipation bowel sounds
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Kozuka Kazuhiro
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with symptoms of chronic functional constipation for at least 6 months and meeting Rome IV criteria for the last 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have difficulty maintaining rest until bowel sounds are collected Patients with difficulty in oral intake Patients with difficulty ingesting carbonated beverages Difficulty in fasting Patients with difficulty in listening to questionnaires Patients with organic disease or drug use that causes constipation Patients who have taken drugs that promote or decrease intestinal peristalsis within 24 hours prior to the start of the study. Cases in which research consent cannot be obtained Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acoustic features of bowel sounds before and after carbonated water ingestion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (Complete) Changes in spontaneous bowel movements, Bristol Stool Form Scale, VAS score (pain, fullness, heaviness, abdominal discomfort), constipation score (CSS), JPAC-QOL score, concomitant use of multiple drugs for constipation, type and ratio of concomitant drugs for constipation, score for each single drug for constipation and concomitant drugs comparison, presence/absence of adverse events, response rate for each background disease, endoscopic findings | — |
Contacts
Public ContactKazuhiro Kozuka
Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University
Outcome results
None listed