TICTOC 1 - Transcutaneous interferrential current to overcome constipation- 1 phyiostherapist clinic based
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Children with Slow Transit Constipation: chronic constipation of more than 2 years with no response to standard medical therapies including diet and laxatives. Site of slowing in colonic motility assessed by radionuclear transit study (scintigraphy). Slowing in proximal colon and not at anorectum.Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000418077
- Lead Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
children with slow transit constipation
more than 2 years duration
not responding to standard medical therapies
Exclusion Criteria
constipation due to anorectal retention or hold up of stool in the anorectum.
inability to understand instructions,
previous gastrointestinal operations.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in number of defecations per week. <br>Assessed from diary filled in daily by subject or parent. Diary kept for 4 months.[1 month before stimulation<br>1 month of stimulation<br>1st month after stimulation<br>2nd month after stimulation<br><br>The number of defecations during the month was summed and then divided by number of days/7 to give average number per week during this whole month.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method