Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-06-30
Brief Summary
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$50 dollars in compensation is provided for about an hour of participant's time.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Perineal Self-Acupressure
Participants in this group (intervention group) will receive education in perineal self-acupressure in addition to education in conventional treatment options for constipation.
Perineal Self-Acupressure
The core of the technique is to have subjects repeatedly press on and massage their perineum before defecation to fragment and soften the stool before it passes the lower rectum and anus.
Educational Control
Participants in this group (the control group) will receive education in conventional treatment options for chronic constipation.
Educational Control
Education on conventional treatment options for chronic constipation.
Interventions
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Perineal Self-Acupressure
The core of the technique is to have subjects repeatedly press on and massage their perineum before defecation to fragment and soften the stool before it passes the lower rectum and anus.
Educational Control
Education on conventional treatment options for chronic constipation.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Straining during at least 25 percent of defecations
* Lumpy or hard stools in at least 25 percent of defecations
* Sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25 percent of defecations
* Sensation of anorectal obstruction/blockage for at least 25 percent of defecations
* Manual maneuvers to facilitate at least 25 percent of defecations (eg, digital evacuation, support of the pelvic floor)
* Fewer than three defecations per week
* Must have experienced one or more of those symptoms at least six months ago.
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant women.
* Significant weight loss (more than 10% of usual body weight in the preceding 6 months).
* History of blood mixed in stool.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Yale University
OTHER
University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Ryan B Abbott, MD, JD, MTOM
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, Los Angeles
Locations
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UCLA Center for East-West Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Abbott R, Ayres I, Hui E, Hui KK. Effect of perineal self-acupressure on constipation: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Apr;30(4):434-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-3084-6. Epub 2014 Nov 18.
Other Identifiers
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13-000738
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id