Are enemas indicated for treatment of children with solitair encopresis?

Completed

• Registration Number: NL-OMON22868

Brief Summary

/A

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

Age 8-17 yrs,

FNRFS criteria: def. Frequency. ³ 3×/wk, encopresis frequency >1×/wk, no faecal impaction with physical examination.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Gastro-intestinal surgery,

2. anorectal anomaly,

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Defecation frequency, <br /><br>2. soiling/encopresis frequency, <br /><br>3. stool consistency. <br /><br>Patients will visit our out-patient visits for follow-up at several fixed moments: intake and t= 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 12 months; during this study, all patients will record in a specific diary on primary and secondary outcome measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tolerance of enemas: abdominal pain, painful defecation, nausea, vomiting, flatulency.