Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Functional Constipation: Educational Action Effects
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Functional Constipation
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Enrollment
- 11
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The improvement in the quality of life on participants after the intervention
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Gabriela Cunha Schechtman Sette
PhD Student
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The improvement in the quality of life on participants after the intervention
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- The improvement in clinical parameters of chronic functional constipation(3 months)