Comparison of therapeotic effect of probiotic with PEG in children functional constipation.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Constipation.Constipation
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013112415511N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Arak University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
nclusion criteria: children 2-16 years of age with chronic functional constipation associated with any disease.Exclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with IBS criteria ROME III;Treatment of constipation in the two weeks prior to study entry; Children with mental retardation or metabolic diseases (eg, hypothyroidism); Children with Hirschsprung's disease or anorectal anomalies injury or pathology; Children with a history of stomach or intestinal surgery; Children under medical treatment affecting the GI such as cisapride; Motilium, erythromycin and loperamide
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Defecation frequency per week. Timepoint: Baseline and then. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Stool consistency. Timepoint: Baseline and then. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Read Ndad having abdominal pain and painful defecation. Timepoint: Baseline and then. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Headache. Timepoint: Baseline and then. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Baseline and then. Method of measurement: Checklist.