Traveler's Constipation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Constipation; Travel-Related Illness
• Interventions: Behavioral: Flight

• Registration Number: NCT06155929
• Lead Sponsor: Herlev Hospital

Brief Summary

The occurence of traveler's constipation is sparsely covered in the medical litterature. This study aims to determine the gastrointestinal-related discomforts related to traveling on a trip to Turkey.

Detailed Description

Traveler's constipation, which is characterized by the more hard and less frequent stools, is sparsely covered in the medical litterature. Only a few studies have examined this problem and the actual occurrence and extent of this problem is not known. Hypotheses about why travel constipation occurs are, among other things, about changed circadian rhythm due to jet lag, changed schedules and tight sanitary conditions. Other factors such as dehydration, change in cabin pressure and the content of the in-flight food in connection with flights have not been investigated.

The research project aims to clarify changes in the test subjects' bowel habits as well as other gastrointestinal-related discomforts in connection with a flight abroad with only an hour's time difference and without the consumption of flight food.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-27
• Study Start: 2023-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-20
• Study Completion: 2023-05-20
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-24
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• Can understand danish and is able to answer the questionnaires
• Given written consent

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of intestinal resection
• Medically treated intestinal disease
• IBS at baseline

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Flight	Flight	The intervention is the flight to turkey and home to Denmark again.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stool frequency	14 days	The investigators are sending questionnaires to the participants of the study to decide wether the stool frequency decreases after flight to turkey. No scale used, simply time and number.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bristol Stool Chart.	14 days	The investigators are evaluating if the stool becomes less liquid indicating a prolonged transition time. On er Likert scale from 1-7, 7 being most wet.
VAS-IBS: Visual Analog Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome	14 days	Scale from 0-100 describing gastrointestinal bloating, pain and discomfort. 0 being good and 100 being bad

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Herlev Hospital; 🇩🇰 Herlev, Danmark, Denmark