Predictors of Constipation in Healthy Children

Completed

• Conditions: Constipation

• Registration Number: NCT00398021
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to see if a questionnaire on bowel habits can help identify children who will have constipation 12 months later.

Detailed Description

Constipation in children is a common complaint, accounting for an estimated 3% of all pediatric office visits and 20% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, constipation can become chronic in many children even before the problem has been recognized by a parent or primary care physician. We have previously characterized the bowel habits of more than 3300 primarily middle class Caucasian children 1 to 8 years of age presenting to their primary care practitioner for a health maintenance visit. However, the validity of information concerning bowel habits of children obtained by recall is not well established. The potential benefit of this study to society will be the demonstration that a bowel habit questionnaire can predict the outcome of clinically important constipation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06
• Study First Submitted: 2006-11-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2006-11-10
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1430

Inclusion Criteria

• presenting for a health maintenance visit

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

UW Pediatrics Fitchburg; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW West Towne Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW East Towne Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW East Pediatric Clinic; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

University Station Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Group Health Pediatrics- Capital; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Associated Physicians Pediatric Clinic; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW Pediatrics-Park St.; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW West Pediatric Clinic; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Access Community Health Centers; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

UW Pediatrics Stoughton; 🇺🇸 Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States