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- Clinical Trial NCT03842007
Understanding Mechanisms of Normal and Disordered Defecation
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study includes a screening visit and a study day. During the initial screening visit for this study, subjects will complete three (3) questionnaires about their bowel symptoms, overall health, and anxiety and depression. A blood sample (about 4 tablespoons) will be drawn to study the relationship between genes and certain bowel habits. Subjects will be asked to provide a single stool sample to look at the bacteria in the stool.
Before the study, subjects will receive 1 to 2 Fleet's enemas to clean the rectum. After receiving the Fleet's enema (administered through a small plastic tube in the rectum), a swab attached to a small rectal catheter will be used to brush the lining of the rectum and obtain a stool specimen. Then, rectal and anal pressures will be measured by placing a small catheter (plastic tube) in the rectum, and withdrawing it slowly. Rectal sensation will be measured by inflating a small balloon in the rectum.
There are 2 procedures (rectal barostat study and fecomanoflowmetry), each of which lasts approximately 90 minutes. During the rectal barostat study, contractions will be recorded with a balloon inserted into the rectum and inflated. After the barostat study is completed, your rectum will be filled with a small amount of paste. Two thin catheters will be inserted into the anus to measure pressures and electrical activity (electromyography or EMG). Then, you will be asked to sit on a commode, contract (squeeze) your anal muscles, blow into a balloon, and expel the paste into the commode.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Kelly J Feuerhak
- Phone Number: 507-255-6802
- Email: Feuerhak.Kelly@mayo.edu
Study Locations
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Minnesota
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Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
- Recruiting
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester
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Principal Investigator:
- Adil E Bharucha, MD
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Contact:
- Kelly J Feuerhak
- Phone Number: 507-255-6802
- Email: Feuerhak.Kelly@mayo.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria
- Male and female volunteers aged 18-80 years.
- Able to provide written informed consent before participating in the study.
- Able to communicate adequately with the investigator and to comply with the requirements for the entire study.
- Individuals with chronic constipation for 1 year, with 2 or more of the following symptoms for 3 months or longer: <3 bowel motions/week, straining ≥ 25% of time, hard or lumpy stools ≥ 25% of time, anal digitation ≥ 25% of time, incomplete evacuation ≥ 25% of time, feeling of anorectal blockage ≥ 25% of time.
- Able to provide written informed consent before participating in the study.
- Able to communicate adequately with the investigator and to comply with the requirements for the entire study.
Exclusion Criteria
- Clinical evidence of significant cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, psychiatric or other disease that may interfere with the objectives of the study and/or pose safety concerns.
- Current symptoms of a functional gastrointestinal disorder assessed by questionnaire.
- Putative risk factors for pelvic floor trauma: i.e. six or more vaginal deliveries, birthweight >4500gms (macrosomia), or known 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear.
- Medications that are likely to alter gastrointestinal motility: e.g., opiates and anticholinergic medications; a stable dose of thyroxine and low doses of tricyclic agents (e.g., up to amitriptyline (50 mg daily).
- Active rectal inflammation, cancer; perianal sepsis; history of pelvic radiation, rectosigmoid surgery or inflammatory bowel disease.*
- Anxiety or depression as assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire.
- Pregnant women, prisoners and institutionalized individuals.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Healthy Individuals
Sixty healthy individuals (20 men and 40 women) will undergo an anorectal study which comprises of a rectal barostat study followed by fecoflowmetry
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Contractions will be recorded with a balloon inserted into the rectum and inflated
Rectum will be filled with a small amount of paste.Two thin catheters will be inserted into the anus to measure pressures and electrical activity (electromyography or EMG).
Subjects will be asked to sit on a commode, contract (squeeze) your anal muscles, blow into a balloon, and expel the paste into the commode.
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Active Comparator: Constipated Individuals
60 constipated individuals (20 men and 40 women) will undergo an anorectal study which comprises of a rectal barostat study followed by fecoflowmetry
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Contractions will be recorded with a balloon inserted into the rectum and inflated
Rectum will be filled with a small amount of paste.Two thin catheters will be inserted into the anus to measure pressures and electrical activity (electromyography or EMG).
Subjects will be asked to sit on a commode, contract (squeeze) your anal muscles, blow into a balloon, and expel the paste into the commode.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Rectal emptying
Time Frame: Baseline
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Measured by fecomanoflowmetry calculating the mean and maximum flow rate in various conditions (mg/sec), defecated volume (mg), flow time (sec) and time to maximum flow (sec).
The amount of artificial stool evacuated is expressed in milligrams.
The duration is in seconds.
These 2 metrics are integrated to measure mg evacuated/second.
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Baseline
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Rectoanal pressures
Time Frame: Baseline
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Measured by anorectal manometry in mmHg
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Baseline
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Anal sphincter electromyography (EMG)
Time Frame: Baseline
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Units - mV
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Baseline
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Rectal compliance measured with a barostat
Time Frame: Baseline
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Pressure (mmHg) corresponding to half-maximum rectal volume during rectal distention
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Baseline
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Rectal Capacity measured with a barostat
Time Frame: Baseline
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Rectal volume (ml) at maximum distending pressure during rectal distention
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Baseline
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Rectal contractile response to distention measured with a sinusoidal oscillator
Time Frame: Baseline
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Rectal balloon is inflated to a preload volume of 125ml.
The balloon is then oscillated around baseline volume by 25mL for 20 min at a frequency of 5 counts per minute (cpm).
The mean rectal pressure (cm H2O) will be calculated over the multiple oscillation cycles within the 20 minute distention segment.
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Baseline
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Rectal sensory threshold for first sensation to defecate using barostat balloon distention
Time Frame: Baseline
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The sensory threshold for first sensation to defecate is measured by stepwise inflation of the balloon (0-44 mm Hg, at 4 mm Hg increments).
During this assessment participants are asked to report when they have the first sensation to defecate.
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Baseline
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Rectal sensory threshold for desire to defecate using barostat balloon distention
Time Frame: Baseline
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The sensory threshold for desire to defecate is measured by stepwise inflation of the balloon (0-44 mm Hg, at 4 mm Hg increments).
During this assessment participants are asked to report when they have the desire to defecate.
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Baseline
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Rectal sensory threshold for maximum urgency during barostat balloon distention
Time Frame: Baseline
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The sensory threshold for maximum urgency to defecate is measured by stepwise inflation of the balloon (0-44 mm Hg, at 4 mm Hg increments).
During this assessment participants are asked to report when they have the maximum urgency to defecate.
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Baseline
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Rectal balloon expulsion time
Time Frame: Baseline
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During this test, the time (seconds) required to expel a water-filled rectal balloon (50 ml) will be compared between healthy people and patients
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Baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Adil E Bharucha, MD, Mayo Clinic
Publications and helpful links
Helpful Links
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Study Completion (Estimated)
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 18-010327
- R01DK078924 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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