Are enemas indicated for treatment of children with solitair encopresis?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22868

Enrollment

Registered

2005-06-21

Start date

2002-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Group 1: enemas following a schedule during 3 months

Group 2: no laxantia, but education and toilettraining.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 8-17 yrs, FNRFS criteria: def. Frequency. ³ 3×/wk, encopresis frequency >1×/wk, no faecal impaction with physical examination.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Gastro-intestinal surgery, 2. anorectal anomaly, 3. mental retardation, 4. constipation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Defecation frequency, 2. soiling/encopresis frequency, 3. stool consistency. Patients will visit our out-patient visits for follow-up at several fixed moments: intake and t= 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 12 months; during this study, all patients will record in a specific diary on primary and secondary outcome measurements.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tolerance of enemas: abdominal pain, painful defecation, nausea, vomiting, flatulency.	—

Contacts

Public ContactMarc A. Benninga

Kinderarts MDL, AMC, H7-248 P.O. Box 22660

m.a.benninga@amc.nl+31 (0)20 5663053 / +31 (0)20 5666297

Outcome results