Prevalence of signs of abuse in children with functional defecation disorders
- Conditions
- constipationfunctional defecation disorders1001797710016214
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44040
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 900
1) Patients aged 3-10 years old presenting at our specialized outpatient clinic with functional defecation disorders including functional constipation and functional non-retentive fecal incontinence (FNRFI) according to the ROME III criteria.
2) Patients aged 3-10 years old presenting at the outpatient clinic with functional abdominal pain according to the ROME III criteria.
3) School children aged 3-10 years old without gastro-intestinal complaints or chronic ilness
1) General exclusion criteria:
-Parents with too little knowledge of the Dutch language to fill out the questionnaires.
-Parents with a too low intelligence quotient to fill out the questionnaires.
-Children with an intellectual disability who are unable to answer questions during the interview.
2) Index group:
-Children with constipation due to organic causes or surgical operations.
-Children with constipation due to medication.
3) Control group; functional abdominal pain:
-Children with abdominal pain due to organic causes or surgical operations.
-Children with abdominal pain due to medication.
4) Control group; healthy children:
-Children with gastro intestinal complaints (such as abdominal pain or constipation)
-Children with other chronic ilness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary endpoint is the prevalence of evidence for abuse from history, physical<br /><br>examination or additional investigations in children with functional defecation<br /><br>disorders compared to the control group. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoint is the prevalence of stressful life events and traumatic<br /><br>symptoms in children with functional defecation disorders compared to the<br /><br>control group.</p><br>