Assessment of colonic contents in patients with chronic constipation using MRI
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic constipation
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000015377
- 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. 2) Patients with current or past history of malignant disease. 3) Patients with current other digestive diseases. 4) Subjects with contraindications to MRI. 5) Patients judged inappropriate for the trial by investigators.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean luminal diameter, and distribution, calculated from each image of MRI. Score of interview sheet. Colonic transit time calculated from radiopaque particles.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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