1. Constipation
Conditions
Interventions
None, because the children would be treated by laxants anyway. For this reason we don't assusme treatment as an intervention.
Sponsors
Emma Children's Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Infants between 6 months and 15 years; 2. Defecation frequency < 3/week; 3. No oral laxatives for 2 weeks; 4. No PEG-laxatives for 2 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Metabolic disease; 2. functional non-retentive faecal incontinence; 3. mental retardation; 4. cerebral palsy; 5. anal anomalies; 6. Hirschsprung's disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Defecation frequency; 2. Frequency of faecal incontinence episodes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Abdominal pain. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactN. Bekkali
Emma Children's hospital Department of paediatric gastroenterology Postbus 22660
Outcome results
None listed