Colonic Motility in Constipation and Aging: A Study With a New 3D Transit System

• Conditions: Constipation
• Interventions: Device: MTS2

• Registration Number: NCT02805959
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

To study the motility of the bowel in constipated patients. Looking at the difference between young and elderly patients with constipation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Study First Submitted: 2016-05-04
• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-21
• Primary Completion: 2017-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Constipation

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Exclusion Criteria

• Constipation caused by other disease

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Constipation, Young	MTS2	Investigation with MTS for motility
Constipated, Elderly	MTS2	Investigation with MTS for motility
Normal Bowel, Elderly	MTS2	Investigation with MTS for motility
Normal Bowel, Young	MTS2	Investigation with MTS for motility

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Transit time through the small intestine and the colon. Both the total transit time, the regional transit times and the antegrade and retrograde movements are measured by the MTS system	The total transit time will differ between healthy and constipated but probably between 3-5 days.	The measurements will all be at least three days long, but can be up to 5 days depending on the rate of bowel movements.