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Role of Prucalopride treatment of chronic constipation in Parkinson disease

Phase 4
Conditions
Patients who were diagnosed as Parkinson&#39
s disease who have chronic constipation (according to ROME IV criteria)
Parkinson&#39
s disease
Constipation
ROME IV criteria
Registration Number
TCTR20200211001
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria
-patients who age of >/=18 years old
-Has been diagnosed as Parkinson disease according to UKPDS Brain bank criteria who are in stable disease (no need for medication adjustment at least 4 weeks before enrollment.
-Met criteria of chronic constipation according to ROME IV criteria (ROME IV diagnosis criteria for constipation)

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria
- Had alternative cause of chronic constipation eg.
oHistory of abdominal surgery except anorectal surgery, appendectomy and cholecystectomy.
oRecieve drugs which effect GI motility eg. opioids, anticholinergic agents
oHave endrocrinologic disease or metabolic derangement which caused constipation eg.hypothyroidism, hypercalcemia
omegacolon/megarectum, pseudo-colonic obstruction
-Has been diagnosed as colonic cancer before the enrolment all participants with age 50 year should be underwent colonic cancer screening
-Allergic to prucalopride or medication component.
-Currently treated with prucalopride before the enrollment.
-Severe dementia or unable to fill the questionnaires.
-Pregnant or lactating women.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
efficacy of medication week 2, 4 and 8 frequency of bowel movement
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
constipation related quality of life week 2, 4 and 8 questionnaire
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