Effect of Defecation Care based on Defecation diary app for Hospitalized and Institutionalized Elderly Individuals with Defecation Disorders

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic constipation

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000051864
• Lead Sponsor: Continence Japan co., Ltd.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023
• Study Completion: 2033-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with the following conditions at the time of consent, in which medical intervention for defecation control is difficult due to unstable medical conditions; a. Malignant tumors b. Previous resection of the digestive tract c. Severe adhesions in the intestine d. Liver disease e. Thyroid disease f. Poorly controlled diabetes g. Rectal stenosis due to hemorrhoids h. Other patients deemed ineligible by the principal investigator

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change in the frequency of normal stools (Bristol Stool Form Scale 3-5) per week between the two weeks before the conventional defecation care and four weeks after the implementation of the new defecation care.