Are enemas indicated for treatment of children with solitair encopresis?

Completed

• Conditions: Functional non-retentive faecal soiling; Signs and Symptoms; Faecal incontinence

• Registration Number: ISRCTN28937219
• Lead Sponsor: Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 8 to 17 years
2. Functional Non-Retentive Faecal Soiling (FNRFS) criteria:
2.1. defaecation frequency three times a week
2.2. encopresis frequency more than once a week
2.3. no faecal impaction with physical examination

Exclusion Criteria

1. Gastro-intestinal surgery
2. Anorectal anomaly
3. Mental retardation
4. Constipation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Defecation frequency<br>2. Soiling/encopresis frequency<br>3. Stool consistency<br><br>Patients will visit our out-patient visits for follow-up at several fixed moments: intake and t = one week, two weeks, four weeks, six weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 12 months. During this study, all patients will record in a specific diary on primary and secondary outcome measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tolerance of enemas: abdominal pain, painful defecation, nausea, vomiting, flatulency.