Accidental Bowel LeakageNCT03510052
Diet and Fecal Incontinence in Senior Women
A study testing Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM) in people with Accidental Bowel Leakage and Fecal Incontinence, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Investigators will conduct a single-arm pre-post intervention pilot study in 46 older women with Fecal Incontinence (FI), also known as Accidental Bowel Leakage (ABL). FI symptoms and stool metabolites will be measured at baseline. Intervention with the Diet Modification Program (DMP) will be administered. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Accidental Bowel Leakage, Fecal Incontinence, Incontinence
- What is being tested?
- Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 55 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2018to 1 Dec 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age ≥ 65 years,
- FI defined as any uncontrolled loss of liquid or solid fecal material that occurs at least monthly over the last 3 months that is bothersome enough to desire treatment,
- adequate mobility for independent toileting,
- ability for independent completion of food symptom diary,
- has some control of her diet and is able to make adjustments
- able to read and communicate in English,
- willing to give informed consent
Who cannot join
- Currently receiving another treatment for FI
- significant cognitive impairment at baseline
- residence in a care facility that provides meals (participants who are not able to adjust their diet will be excluded because the intervention focuses on the participant, not their care facility)
- current bloody diarrhea,
- current or past diagnosis of colorectal
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
Official title: Diet Modification Program for Senior Women With Fecal Incontinence
Investigators will conduct a single-arm pre-post intervention pilot study in 46 older women with Fecal Incontinence (FI), also known as Accidental Bowel Leakage (ABL). FI symptoms and stool metabolites will be measured at baseline. Intervention with the Diet Modification Program (DMP) will be administered. FI symptoms and stool metabolites will be measured after 6weeks of the intervention.
Read the detailed description
Study Procedure: Visit Schedule
Visit 1(Baseline visit): Following consent, the study coordinator will obtain participant's demographic data including age, race/ethnicity, body mass index. Data on medical comorbidities, surgical history and medications known to be associated with FI will be collected. The participant's severity of FI will be measured using the St. Mark's Vaizey scale (Vaizey). The impact of FI on quality of life will be measured using the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life scale (FIQL). The presence, type, and severity of other pelvic floor symptoms known to be associated with FI will be assessed using the Pelvic floor Distress Inventory- Short Form. Participants will be given a Food and Bowel Symptom diary and a stool collection kit at the conclusion of the visit.
Visit 2(Intervention visit): Stool sample will be collected by the study coordinator. Investigators will administer the DMP. Participants will be given the booklet outlining the DMP and investigators will review the participant's Food and Symptom diary and provide targeted recommendations. The participant will be given a second Food and Symptom diary and stool collection kit to return 6 weeks after the intervention start date.
Calls: Trained Nutritionists will call the participant between weeks 2 and 4 for three unannounced 24h diet recall. The 24-hour dietary recalls will be collected using Nutrition Data System for Research, a computer-based software application that facilitates the collection of recalls in a standardized fashion.
Visit 3 (Follow up visit): Post intervention stool samples and Food and Symptom diary will be collected. Questionnaires including the Vaizey, FIQL, Pelvic Floow Disability Index (PFDI), and Patient Global Index of Improvement (PGI-I) will be administered by the study coordinator. Participants will receive compensation for participating in the study.
- Being tested
- Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM)
- Keywords
- diet, Fecal Incontinence, FI, ABL
- Medical subject headings
- Fecal Incontinence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM)Behavioural
Investigator will administer DMP which will include a review of the booklets and any targeted recommendations based on the participant's food and symptom diary. The participant will follow the DMP for 6 weeks and report for a follow-up visit.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Diet Modification Pilot Program | Other | Investigator will administer DMP which will include a review of the booklets and any targeted recommendations based on the participant's food and symptom diary. The participant will follow the DMP for 6 weeks and report for a follow-up visit. Receives: Behavioral: Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in FI Symptoms (Vaizey)
Changes in the participant's symptom severity will be assessed from baseline to study conclusion.
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Apr 2018
- Study start1 Feb 2018
- Primary completion1 Dec 2020
- Study completion1 Dec 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Accidental Bowel LeakageStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of PennsylvaniaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 55 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Uduak U Andy, MD, Principal investigator, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03510052
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 825518
- Status last verified
- Jan 2021
- First submitted
- 6 Apr 2018
- Last updated
- 25 Jan 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jan 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Diet Modification Program for Senior Women With Fecal Incontinence
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03510052
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 825518
- Keywords
- diet, Fecal Incontinence, FI, ABL
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 55 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Dec 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Apr 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Investigators will conduct a single-arm pre-post intervention pilot study in 46 older women with Fecal Incontinence (FI), also known as Accidental Bowel Leakage (ABL). FI symptoms and stool metabolites will be measured at baseline. Intervention with the Diet Modification Program (DMP) will be administered. FI symptoms and stool metabolites will be measured after 6weeks of the intervention.
Detailed description
Study Procedure: Visit Schedule
Visit 1(Baseline visit): Following consent, the study coordinator will obtain participant's demographic data including age, race/ethnicity, body mass index. Data on medical comorbidities, surgical history and medications known to be associated with FI will be collected. The participant's severity of FI will be measured using the St. Mark's Vaizey scale (Vaizey). The impact of FI on quality of life will be measured using the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life scale (FIQL). The presence, type, and severity of other pelvic floor symptoms known to be associated with FI will be assessed using the Pelvic floor Distress Inventory- Short Form. Participants will be given a Food and Bowel Symptom diary and a stool collection kit at the conclusion of the visit.
Visit 2(Intervention visit): Stool sample will be collected by the study coordinator. Investigators will administer the DMP. Participants will be given the booklet outlining the DMP and investigators will review the participant's Food and Symptom diary and provide targeted recommendations. The participant will be given a second Food and Symptom diary and stool collection kit to return 6 weeks after the intervention start date.
Calls: Trained Nutritionists will call the participant between weeks 2 and 4 for three unannounced 24h diet recall. The 24-hour dietary recalls will be collected using Nutrition Data System for Research, a computer-based software application that facilitates the collection of recalls in a standardized fashion.
Visit 3 (Follow up visit): Post intervention stool samples and Food and Symptom diary will be collected. Questionnaires including the Vaizey, FIQL, Pelvic Floow Disability Index (PFDI), and Patient Global Index of Improvement (PGI-I) will be administered by the study coordinator. Participants will receive compensation for participating in the study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Diet Modification Pilot Program | Other | Behavioral: Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM)Investigator will administer DMP which will include a review of the booklets and any targeted recommendations based on the participant's food and symptom diary. The participant will follow the DMP for 6 weeks and report for a follow-up visit. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Age ≥ 65 years,
- FI defined as any uncontrolled loss of liquid or solid fecal material that occurs at least monthly over the last 3 months that is bothersome enough to desire treatment,
- adequate mobility for independent toileting,
- ability for independent completion of food symptom diary,
- has some control of her diet and is able to make adjustments
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Currently receiving another treatment for FI
- significant cognitive impairment at baseline
- residence in a care facility that provides meals (participants who are not able to adjust their diet will be excluded because the intervention focuses on the participant, not their care facility)
- current bloody diarrhea,
- current or past diagnosis of colorectal
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM)Investigator will administer DMP which will include a review of the booklets and any targeted recommendations based on the participant's food and symptom diary. The participant will follow the DMP for 6 weeks and report for a follow-up visit. | Behavioural | Diet Modification Pilot Program |
Primary outcome
Change in FI Symptoms (Vaizey)
Time frame: 6 weeks
Changes in the participant's symptom severity will be assessed from baseline to study conclusion.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jan 2021.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Uduak U Andy, MD principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Diet Modification Pilot Program (DPM) in people with Accidental Bowel Leakage and Fecal Incontinence, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in FI Symptoms (Vaizey) (time frame: 6 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2021.