The Efficacy of permanent sacral nerve Stimulation upon constipation symptoms in patients with severe constipation.

Prof Ian COOK MD (SYD) FRACP0 sites59 target enrollmentNovember 17, 2011

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 17, 2011

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Prof Ian COOK MD (SYD) FRACP

•Patients must be
•Rome II positive for constipation with unsatisfactory response to standard therapies
•Slow transit constipation confirmed by scintigraphic or marker study
•free of medication which indicates constipation as a side effect
•Patients complete a 3week stool diary detailing bowel movements on a daily basis over a 3 week period
•Eligiblty is determined on the basis of less than 2 days per week a feeling of incomplete evacuation.
•Rome II positive according to survey 'A study of Constipation'
•Slow transit constipation with a % retention greater than 9% @ 72 hours
•Normal ano rectal manometry

•Prior abdominal surgery(ecept cholecystectomy, appendectomey, hernia repair, splenecomy, fundoplication;oophorectomy or hysterectomy)
•Medications which list constipation as a side effect
•Other medical complications
•non english speaker or an inability to provide informed consent
•inability to make fortnightly visits to St George Hospital over a 3 month period