- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04614935
Adherence and Outcomes in Functional Constipation With a Constipation Action Plan
April 14, 2022 updated by: Carter D. Wallace, University of Alabama at Birmingham
We will be assessing for improvement in reported symptoms as well as reported quality of life in pediatric patients with functional constipation using a constipation action plan and an adherence log.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Functional Constipation is one of the most common chief complaints for both the general pediatrician and the pediatric gastroenterologist.
Treatment for this disorder is multifactorial, and usually involves different medications combined with behavioral techniques, depending on the severity of the underlying constipation.
Studies have shown that medication compliance is one of the strongest predictors of successful treatment, but maintaining good medication adherence at home is uncommon for a variety of reasons.
In this study, the investigators are aiming to improve home medication adherence for functional constipation to improve treatment outcomes.
The investigators will be administering surveys for all enrolled participants to determine the child's and family's overall quality of life related to functional constipation.
For the treatment group, the investigators will be providing tools to help with medication adherence.
This will include a daily log to determine symptom severity, along with an "action plan" with instructions for how to adjust medicines, if necessary, depending on symptoms.
By empowering families with this knowledge and medication roadmap, the investigators hypothesize that there will be overall symptomatic improvement in functional constipation, along with improved quality of life for both the patient and their family.
The investigators will measure adherence (by reviewing symptom log and action plan at 2-month and 4-month follow up appointments.)
with the treatment group.
The investigators will be measuring overall quality of life and symptom improvement using a validated pediatric constipation quality of life survey (PedsQL GI) with both the treatment group and the control group at follow up appointments.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
38
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
- UAB/COA
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
4 years to 8 years (CHILD)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have been potty-trained for stool at some point
- Chief complaint constipation or encopresis
- Meets Rome IV criteria for functional constipation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Preexisting diagnoses of autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, and/or thyroid disease
- Prior gastrointestinal surgery
- Presence of "red flag" symptoms for organic etiology:
- Passage of meconium >48 hours after birth in a term newborn
- Family history of Hirschsprung's Disease
- "Ribbon" stools
- Blood in stools (in absence of anal fissure)
- Coexisting diagnosis of malnutrition, bilious vomiting, abnormal anal positioning, absent anal reflex, decreased lower extremity strength/tone, sacral dimple, and/or tuft of hair on spine
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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NO_INTERVENTION: Standard of Care
Pediatric patients with functional constipation who are treated with medications and/or behavioral therapies as they would be if they were not enrolled in the study.
In addition to standard of care treatment, these families will fill out a brief quality of life survey.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Action Plan
Pediatric patients with functional constipation who are treated with standard of care medications and/or behavioral therapies and are also provided with a medication adherence log along with a constipation action plan.
These families will also fill out a brief quality of life survey.
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See arm description.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Medication and behavioral modification adherence
Time Frame: 4 months
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Calendar where families place a colored sticker (green, yellow, or red, depending on how symptoms correlate to the constipation action plan), measured as a ratio of total number of days logged/total number of days possible to log.
Adherence log will be reviewed at each follow appointment (2 month and 4 month).
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4 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Quality of Life survey results
Time Frame: 4 months
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Parent report of child constipation symptoms using validated Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) survey for functional constipation in the past month, using the Likert scale responses, with raw scores transformed to a 0 to 100 scale, with 0 being severe impairment and 100 being no impairment.
This survey will be given on initial visit and repeated at 2 month and 4 month follow up visits.
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4 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Felt B, Wise CG, Olson A, Kochhar P, Marcus S, Coran A. Guideline for the management of pediatric idiopathic constipation and soiling. Multidisciplinary team from the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Apr;153(4):380-5. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.153.4.380.
- Rasquin A, Di Lorenzo C, Forbes D, Guiraldes E, Hyams JS, Staiano A, Walker LS. Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: child/adolescent. Gastroenterology. 2006 Apr;130(5):1527-37. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.08.063.
- Koppen IJN, van Wassenaer EA, Barendsen RW, Brand PL, Benninga MA. Adherence to Polyethylene Glycol Treatment in Children with Functional Constipation Is Associated with Parental Illness Perceptions, Satisfaction with Treatment, and Perceived Treatment Convenience. J Pediatr. 2018 Aug;199:132-139.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.03.066. Epub 2018 May 10.
- Steiner SA, Torres MR, Penna FJ, Gazzinelli BF, Corradi CG, Costa AS, Ribeiro IG, de Andrade EG, do Carmo Barros de Melo M. Chronic functional constipation in children: adherence and factors associated with drug treatment. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 May;58(5):598-602. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000255.
- Varni JW, Bendo CB, Denham J, Shulman RJ, Self MM, Neigut DA, Nurko S, Patel AS, Franciosi JP, Saps M, Yeckes A, Langseder A, Saeed S, Pohl JF. PedsQL Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Gastrointestinal Worry Scales in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases in comparison to healthy controls. Qual Life Res. 2015 Feb;24(2):363-78. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0781-x. Epub 2014 Aug 23.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
November 1, 2020
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
December 31, 2021
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
March 1, 2022
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
October 28, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 28, 2020
First Posted (ACTUAL)
November 4, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
April 15, 2022
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 14, 2022
Last Verified
April 1, 2022
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB-300005480
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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