Polyethylene Glycol for Childhood Constipation

NCT ID: NCT01875744

Last Updated: 2025-07-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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Background:

Aim:

Clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of two different polyethylene glycol doses for the maintenance treatment of functional constipation in children.

Study design:

Randomized, open-label trial.

Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.

Detailed Description

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Children will be randomly assigned into 2 groups receiving polyethylene glycol 4000 (Forlax) with an initial dose of either 0.3g/kg, or 0.7 g / kg.

In case of ineffectiveness the dose of medication will be increased every two weeks with 0.2 g/kg. The indication for the increase in dose will be less than 3 bowel movements per week. For children with diarrhea defined as more than 3 loose stools for minimum 2 days or/and severe abdominal pain the macrogol dose of will be reduced every two weeks by 0.2 g/kg. The intervention will last 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Constipation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Study Groups

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Polyethylene glycol small dose

Polyethylene glycol 4000: 0.3 g/kg/day for 6 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Polyethylene glycol 4000

Intervention Type DRUG

Polyethylene glycol high dose

Polyethylene glycol 4000: 0.7g/kg for 6 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Polyethylene glycol 4000

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Polyethylene glycol 4000

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Forlax

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 1 - 18 age
* functional constipation according to the Rome III Criteria
* consent of parents or guardians of the child to participate and study

Exclusion Criteria

* organic cause constipation (including surgeries within the lower GI tract)
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical University of Warsaw

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrea Horvath-Stolarczyk

MD PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrea Horvath, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical University of Warsaw

Locations

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Dpt of Pediatrics The Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

References

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Dziechciarz P, Horvath A, Szajewska H. Polyethylene glycol 4000 for treatment of functional constipation in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Jan;60(1):65-8. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000543.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25162362 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2/2013

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2/2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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