Assessment of colonic contents in patients with chronic constipation using MRI
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic constipation
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000021274
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Yokohama City University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with organic digestive tract disease before 1 year. 2) Subjects with contraindications to MRI.(such as detained internal metal, or claustrophobia.) 3) Patients with past history of gastrointestinal excision. (without appendectomy) 4) Patients judged inappropriate for the trial by investigators such as severe heart failure, hepatic failure, renal failure, and terminal cancer.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between the colonic contents and the symptoms: correlation between the homology of colonic contents of ascending colon and sigmoid colon, and GSRS score or Bristol scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Correlation between the colonic contents and the environmental factor: correlation between the homology of colonic contents of ascending colon and sigmoid colon, and the medication or last meal or last defecation. 2) Correlation between the luminal diameter of colon and the symptoms: correlation between the maximal diameter of ascending and sigmoid colon, and GSRS score or Bristol scale. 3) Correlation between the luminal diameter of colon and the environmental factor: correlation between the maximal diameter of ascending and sigmoid colon , and the medication or last meal or last defecation.