Constipation
Conditions
Keywords
constipation
Brief summary
Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. An adjustable toilet seat was designed by Shva-Nach Ltd company, and is designed to facilitate the angle sitting position. Its efficacy will be evaluated in the current study, on 50 volunteers who suffer from constipation and meet the Rome 3 criteria for constipation.
Detailed description
Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. Laxatives are usually unsuccessful. Behavioral therapy such as anorectal biofeedback , have a limited success in most hospitals in this country. Toilet seat that lifts the legs and brings us into a sitting position closer to squatting (which is the desired physiological position) can relieve these patients in the emptying process. The Company Shva-Nach Ltd. and its design team designed a seat at an angle slightly elevated and a toilet stool customized to the personal anatomy of each subject. The purpose of the study: evaluating efficacy elevated toilet seat with a support of a brackets stool making emptying easier in patients with constipation and difficulty in emptying. Methods: An open, randomized, crossover study in use of a toilet seat and comparing it to a standard seat.
Interventions
DEVICEExperimental toilet seat
DEVICEStandard toilet seat
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients suffering from constipation and meet the criteria of Rome 3. No sub - distribution by emptying disorders or decreased stool frequency 2. Age group 18-80 years 3. Study population may include patients suffering from metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and hypercalcemia. 4. Patients who understand the goals of the research and collaborate
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who do not understand the goals of the research and / or unable to cooperate. 2. women with known pregnancy - second trimester and up 3. Patients with obesity - BMI\> 35 and / or weight over 120 kg 4. Neurological diseases - dementia, Parkinson's disease, CVA, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury 5. Disabled patients on wheelchairs. 6. Patients with active anal fissure / fistula, active inflammation of the colon, patients after resection of the colon. 7. Minors and no judgment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in bowel movement frequency | 2 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement in quality of life | 2 months | According to QOL questionnaire |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactYishai Ron, MD
Outcome results
None listed