Diurnal Variation in Rectal Diameter
Diurnal Variation in Rectal Diameter Measured by Transabdominal Ultrasound in Healthy and Constipated Children.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Kolding, Danmark, 6000
- Pediatric department, Kolding Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Constipated children are recruited from the outpatient clinic at Kolding pediatric department. A list of patients which have been given the diagnose constipation are drawn from the computer and reviewed. Children between 4-12 years who fulfill the Rome III criteria of constipation and have been taking PEG maintenance treatment at least 1 month, are contacted by telephone for possible participation in the study.
Healthy participants without constipation or other diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract were recruited among the employees of the Department of Pediatrics at Kolding Hospital.
Written informed consent was obtained from both parents before any procedures were initiated.
Beskrivelse
Constipated Inclusion Criteria:
- Children from 4 to 12 years with previously diagnosed simple constipation defined by ROME III criteria, which at inclusion is in maintenance therapy with PEG + E and has been in treatment for at least 1 month.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with known organic causes of constipation, including Hirschsprungs disease, spinal and anal congenital abnormalities, previous surgery on the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, allergy and metabolic or endocrine diseases.
- Children receiving drugs known to affect bowel function during a 2 month period before initiation besides laxatives.
Healthy inclusion Criteria:
- Children between 4 and 12 years of age.
Healthy exclusion Criteria:
- Children with known organic causes of constipation, including Hirschsprungs disease, spinal and anal congenital abnormalities, previous surgery on the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, allergy and metabolic or endocrine diseases.
- Children receiving drugs known to affect bowel function during a 2 month period before initiation.
- Children with a previous history of constipation, fecal incontinence and / or urinary tract infections.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Antal grupper/kohorter
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorteGruppe / kohorte |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Healthy
Transabdominal ultrasound
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Transabdominal ultrasound are applied to the subjects every third hour during the study and every hour for three hours after a bowel movement.
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Constipated
Transabdominal ultrasound
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Transabdominal ultrasound are applied to the subjects every third hour during the study and every hour for three hours after a bowel movement.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Rectal diameter
Tidsramme: 24 hours
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24 hours
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Line Modin, MD, Kolding Sygehus
- Studieleder: Marianne Jakobsen, MD, phd, Kolding Sygehus
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- DV-Rect-UL
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