Efficacy and Safety of TJ-100 in the Treatment of Chronic Constipation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Constipation
- Registration Number
- NCT00522093
- Lead Sponsor
- Showa Inan General Hospital
- Brief Summary
TJ-100, a Japanese herbal medicine, is clinically effective in postoperative ileus. So it may activate bowel movement. This study will test the efficacy and safety of TJ-100 in the treatment of patients with chronic constipation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- chronic constipation defined as less than 3 spontaneous bowel movement frequencies per week
- had symptoms of abdominal bloating or discomfort
Exclusion Criteria
- mechanical bowel obstruction
- clinically systemic disease-induced constipation
- pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bowel movement frequency, rescue medication use, symptom assessments, bowel gas volume measurement, adverse events 2 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Showa Inan General Hospital
🇯🇵Komagane, Japan