Outpatient Treatment of Constipation in Children

NCT ID: NCT01582659

Last Updated: 2014-12-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

239 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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Constipation is a condition often seen in children. Constipation is often associated with impaired quality of life of the child and of great concern among parents. Despite the fact that both diagnosis and treatment is a simple task, it is often seen that the treatment fails, and many children are referred to a pediatric ward for specialized treatment.

There is currently little research on the subject and treatment is therefore based on expert knowledge rather than scientific research.

The study objective is to identify the most effective and least stressful treatment of children with constipation for both families and the health care system.

The following will be tested:

Does treatment of constipation in children require specialized knowledge and extensive resources or can the treatment be simplified?

The results from this study are expected to form the basis for a evidence based treatment of children with constipation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Constipation

Keywords

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constipation children outpatient

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No ekstra counseling

Standardized information about childhood constipation is given and the child receives PEG 3350. No additional follow up appointments are made.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

2 counseling sessions

Standardized information about childhood constipation is given and the child receives PEG 3350. 2 additional follow up appointments by telephone are made.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Telephone counseling

Intervention Type OTHER

2 planned telephone counseling sessions are conducted.

Web access

Standardized information about childhood constipation is given and the child receives PEG 3350. No additional follow up appointments are made but the family are given access to a website with information about childhood constipation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Web access

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to a web site with information about childhood constipation similar to the information given at the first visit to the clinic.

Interventions

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Telephone counseling

2 planned telephone counseling sessions are conducted.

Intervention Type OTHER

Web access

Access to a web site with information about childhood constipation similar to the information given at the first visit to the clinic.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Telephone Web

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children between 2 and 16 years and referral to our out patient clinic with either constipation or fecal incontinence.
* Patients must fulfill the Rome III criteria of constipation, which mean they must have at least 2 of the following characteristics: fewer than 3 bowel movements weekly, more than 1 episode of fecal incontinence weekly, large stools in the rectum by digital rectal examination or palpable on abdominal examination, occasional passing of large stools, display of retentive posturing and withholding behavior, and painful defecation.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with known organic causes of constipation, including Hirschsprungs disease, spinal and anal congenital abnormalities, previous surgery on the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, allergy and metabolic or endocrine diseases.
* Children receiving drugs known to affect bowel function during a 2 month period before initiation.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Line Modin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Line Modin

Medical doctor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marianne Jakobsen, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kolding

Poul Erik Kofoed, MD. PHD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Kolding

Line Modin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kolding

Locations

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Line Modin

Kolding, , Denmark

Site Status

Pediatric department, Kolding Hospital

Kolding, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Modin L, Walsted AM, Rittig CS, Hansen AV, Jakobsen MS. Follow-up in Childhood Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Apr;62(4):594-9. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000974.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26348685 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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OutCon

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id