A comparative study of the effect of Kegel exercises and conventional therapy vs in treating functional constipation in childre

Phase 3

Conditions: K59.0
functional constipation.
Constipation

Registration Number: IRCT20230424057984N1

Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 8 to 18 years
Willingness to participate
Parent(s) sign the informed consent
Functional constipation according to Rome Iv

Exclusion Criteria

Severe delay in motor skills development
Constipation caused by medicine
Bowel surgery (except appendectomy)
Endocrine and metabolic disorders (hypothyroidism, hypercalcemia, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus)
Neurological and psychiatric disorders (spina bifida, cerebral palsy, anorexia nervosa, autism, or PDD-NOS)
Down syndrome
Hirschsprung's disease

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of defecation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) then 3 months later. Method of measurement: Likert scale: 2 times a week, once a week, less than once a week, less than once a month.;Duration of defecation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) then 3 months later. Method of measurement: Likert scale: less than 5 minutes, 5-10 minutes, 10-20 minutes.;Incomplete evacuation of stool. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) then 3 months later. Method of measurement: Likert scale: never, rarely, sometimes, usually.;Abdominal pain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) then 3 months later. Method of measurement: Likert scale: never, rarely, sometimes, usually.

Secondary Outcome Measures