Colonic Motility in Constipation and Aging: A Study With a New 3D Transit System

Colonic Motility in Constipation and Aging: A Pilot Study With a New 3D Transit System

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02805959

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-20

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-06-21

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Conditions

Constipation

Brief summary

To study the motility of the bowel in constipated patients. Looking at the difference between young and elderly patients with constipation.

Interventions

DEVICEMTS2

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Constipation

Exclusion criteria

* Constipation caused by other disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Transit time through the small intestine and the colon. Both the total transit time, the regional transit times and the antegrade and retrograde movements are measured by the MTS system	The total transit time will differ between healthy and constipated but probably between 3-5 days.	The measurements will all be at least three days long, but can be up to 5 days depending on the rate of bowel movements.

Outcome results

None listed

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