Treatment of childhood constipation in general practice.
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- childhood constipation, paediatric physiotherapy, primary care
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27168
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Centre Groningen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 4-17 years;
2. Functional constipation defined by the NHG Standaard Obstipatie as having at least two of the following symptoms:
Exclusion Criteria
1. Terminal illness;
2. Mental retardation;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To asses the feasibility of conducting a RCT comparing the effect of paediatric physiotherapy with the effect of laxative treatment on symptoms of functional constipation in children in primary care.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Treatment succes;<br /><br>2. Quality of life;<br /><br>3. Medication use;<br /><br>4. Costs.