urse-led intervention with medical support for secondary care referrals of children with constipation with or without soiling

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Constipation in childhood; Digestive System; Constipation

• Registration Number: ISRCTN79858945
• Lead Sponsor: HS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children had to be aged 0-13 years and referred by their General Practitioner.
2. They had to be resident in postcode areas covered by NHS Greater Glasgow Health Board boundaries
3. The main complaint on the GP letter had to be constipation and/or soiling

Exclusion Criteria

Referrals from secondary or tertiary care or from other health care workers other than general practitioners

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resolution of symptoms 16 weeks after first appointment measured as positive if ?frequency of stools was 3 or greater in the last week? for all children and ?no accidents had occurred outside the toilet pan in the last week? for children greater than 4 years.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Parent satisfaction with the service. Parent satisfaction was measured as the average over 12 questions on Likert scales of 1-5 where 1 was always the most positive and 5 the most negative.<br>2. Pain passing stools<br>3. Withholding of stools in the last week<br>4. Still on medication (after 16 weeks)<br>5. Better than before treatment