The effect of vibration therapy on bowel stimulation in elderly patients with dementia - a pilot study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Digestive System: ConstipationDigestive SystemConstipation
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN93377248
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Long-stay elderly patients (at least 20) on selected ward/nursing home areas who have moderate to severe dementia and who have constipation requiring regular laxative therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Failure to give consent
2. Withdrawn if therapy too distressing
3. Withdrawn if too ill to continue
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method