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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Functional Constipation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational action with focal group

• Registration Number: NCT01901445
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Brief Summary

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

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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-25
• Status Verified: 2013-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2013-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2013-08
• Study Completion: 2013-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Educational action group	Educational action with focal group	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The improvement in the quality of life on participants after the intervention	3 months	The quality of life outcomes will be assessed by using the Generic Core Questionnaires (Standard form) of Measurement Model for the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM version (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales (VARNI et al., 2001) was translated and validated in Brazil by Klatchoian et al. (2008).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The improvement in clinical parameters of chronic functional constipation	3 months	The clinical parameters were assessed according to a specific questionnaire used on patient assistance at clinical hospital at UFPE. This questionnaire will be applied before and after the intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; 🇧🇷 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil