Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Functional Constipation: Educational Action Effects

NCT ID: NCT01901445

Last Updated: 2013-07-17

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if the quality of life in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic functional constipation improves after educational activity in focus group composed by these patients' mothers.

Detailed Description

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The present research will be conducted on the specific constipation clinic in Hospital das ClĂ­nicas at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

Conditions

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Chronic Functional Constipation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Educational action group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Educational action with focal group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Educational action with focal group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children (6 to 9 years-old) and adolescents
* Diagnostic of chronic functional constipation

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients using calcium and/or heme
* Patients with organic diseases that causes constipation
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gabriela Cunha Schechtman Sette

PhD Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gabriela CS Sette, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Locations

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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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Gabriela CS Sette, MSc

Role: CONTACT

+55-81-8714-1679

Facility Contacts

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Gabriela CS Sette, MSc

Role: primary

+55-81-8714-1679

Maria Eugenia FA Motta, PhD

Role: backup

+55-81-8868-0555

Other Identifiers

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CAAE-0039.0.447.000-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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