Predictors of Constipation in Healthy Children

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1430 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to see if a questionnaire on bowel habits can help identify children who will have constipation 12 months later.

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Detailed Description

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Constipation in children is a common complaint, accounting for an estimated 3% of all pediatric office visits and 20% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, constipation can become chronic in many children even before the problem has been recognized by a parent or primary care physician. We have previously characterized the bowel habits of more than 3300 primarily middle class Caucasian children 1 to 8 years of age presenting to their primary care practitioner for a health maintenance visit. However, the validity of information concerning bowel habits of children obtained by recall is not well established. The potential benefit of this study to society will be the demonstration that a bowel habit questionnaire can predict the outcome of clinically important constipation.

Conditions

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Constipation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* presenting for a health maintenance visit

Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ellen R Wald, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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