The clinical evaluation about the bowel movement improvement effected by the dietary fiber-containing jelly drink intake.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Constipation
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000023861
- Lead Sponsor
- Okinawa Medical Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patient considered to have organic constipation 2) Patient who has metabolic disorder 3) Patient treated with opium alkaloid, anticholinergic drug, anesthetic drug, hypotensive drug having ganglionic blocking action, or antidepressant drug 4) Patient who has neuropathy 5) Patient who has markedly painful hemorrhoid, anal fissure, or anal fistula, etc. 6) Patient who has artificial anus 7) Patient who developed aspiration pneumonia within one month 8) Patient who takes dietary fiber contained in fluid diet or other food products by 15 g/day or more in total 9) Patient who was determined to be ineligible for the assessment by a doctor
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of defecation per day (Defecation rate)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Defecation frequency, fecal property, amount of feces, number of days and frequency of laxative use