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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN92215924
ISRCTN92215924CompletedNot Applicable

Randomised controlled trial of anal electrical stimulation in adults with faecal incontinence

Action Medical Research (UK)0 sites90 target enrollmentStarted: November 27, 2001Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
90

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults (aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex) with faecal incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients refusing informed consent
  • 2. Children under 18 years old
  • 3. Pregnant females or those within six weeks of vaginal delivery
  • 4. Patients with a history of pelvic malignancy
  • 5. Patients with active inflammatory bowel disease
  • 6. Patients with active perianal sepsis or painful haemorrhoids or fissure and patients with
  • previous experience of using an electric stimulator to treat urinary or faecal incontinence

Investigators

Sponsor
Action Medical Research (UK)

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