Effect of Agar Administration on Defecation and Fecal Condition in Chronic Constipated Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02012543

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-12-16

Start date

2013-11-30

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2014-11-04

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Conditions

Constipation

Keywords

constipation, agar

Brief summary

The administration of agar jelly may increase the number of defecation and the volume of feces, and then may improve fecal condition in chronic constipated patients.

Detailed description

Each subject eats one cap of agar jelly shortly before having dinner every day for 4 weeks. At 0, 7th, 14th, 21th, and 28th day , the frequency of defecation and defecation condition is assessed.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTAgar jelly

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* subjects take laxatives.

Exclusion criteria

* subjects underwent abdominal surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
the condition of feces	4 weeks	Bristol scale is used.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the number and amount of defecation	4 weeks

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026