Clinical trials: Defecation Disorder
Paralytic Ileus
The Effects of Gum Chewing on Bowel Function Recovery Following Cesarean Section
Following all abdominal surgery, paralytic ileus commonly develops. Surgeons have traditionally withheld postoperative oral intake until the return of bowel function to prevent related complications.
- Trial name
- GUM01 (NCT01131416)
- Testing
- Gum chewing
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University
Cancer
The FOCCUS Study: "Focusing on Cancers Chemotherapys' Untreated Symptoms"
The aim of the study is to identify how often gastrointestinal problems interfere with quality of life as a result of treatment for cancer with chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- FOCCUS (NCT02121626)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder
Pelvic Floor Symptoms Across Menopausel Stages
The menopausal transition is associated with substantial hormonal alterations that may adversely affect lower urinary tract function, bowel function, and sexual health.
- Trial name
- NCT07690137
- Testing
- Assessment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Assessment for Bowel Symptoms, Constipation Severity Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Pelvic Floor Prolapse, Functional Constipation
Efficacy of Conservative Treatment of Functional Defecatory Disorders in Females With Pelvic Organ Prolapse
This study is planned to evaluate the efficacy of complex conservative treatment (including tibial neuromodulation, biofeedback therapy, special pelvic floor training and diet modification) in women with pelvic organ prolapse
- Conditions
- Pelvic Floor Prolapse, Functional Constipation, Rectocele
- Trial name
- NCT04547816
- Testing
- Biofeedback therapy, Tibial neuromodulation, Pelvic floor muscles training
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution
Bowel; Functional Syndrome, Rectal Cancer
Long Term Bowel Function Following Rectal Cancer Surgery
In this longitudinal study, 171 patients were evaluated and compared based on the radiation therapy they received. Bowel function was assessed longitudinally with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Wexner scores every 6…
- Trial name
- NCT05339763
- Testing
- chemoradiotherapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Rectocele, Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Fat Injection for Rectocele Treatment: A Novel Approach
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of autologous fat grafting as a novel treatment for rectocele, a condition characterized by the herniation of rectal tissue into the posterior vaginal wall.
- Conditions
- Rectocele, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Obstructive Defecation Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06604702
- Testing
- Autologous Fat Injection for Rectocele
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Colorectal Disorders
Intra-Corporeal Anastomosis Result in Quicker Return of Bowel Function/Earlier Discharge
Adult patients who are regularly scheduled to undergo a right hemicolectomy via a minimally invasive approach (robotic or laparoscopic) with the creation of an anastomosis.
- Trial name
- RICART (NCT03862781)
- Testing
- Right Hemicolectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain
Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has been studied, but up to date no data are…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Bowel Function, Postoperative Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT01249872
- Testing
- GROUP A : 0 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP B : 1 mg MORPHINE- 0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP C : 2 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Constipation
Hypnosis for Children Undergoing Anorectal Manometry
Partially blinded randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a brief session of hypnosis prior to anorectal manometry in children
- Trial name
- NCT04471857
- Testing
- Hypnosis
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, TAMIS Mucosectomy
Outcome of TAMIS Mucosal Resection in Patients With ODS
Patients, aged 18 - 90 years, undergoing TAMIS mucosectomy at the Department of General Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna are enrolled into our study.
- Conditions
- Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, TAMIS Mucosectomy, Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06522399
- Testing
- TAMIS mucosectomy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Rectocele, Obstructive Defecation Syndrome
Functional and Sexual Outcomes After Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy for Complex Rectocele
The ideal surgical strategy for treating complex rectocele remains a topic for debate, with the transanal, transperineal, and transvaginal approach and the abdominal approach being at conflict with one another.
- Trial name
- NCT05894226
- Testing
- laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Constipation, Fecal Incontinence
A Colonic Tube to Improve Bowel Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The investigators want to know if placing a tube through the skin and into the colon to flush out the colon is safe and effective in helping spinal cord Veterans with bowel management.
- Conditions
- Constipation, Fecal Incontinence, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00345397
- Testing
- Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy (PEC) tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Rectal Cancer
Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Rectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out what happens to patients after they have surgery for rectal cancer. After being treated for rectal cancer, patients tell us that their bowel, bladder and sexual function have changed.
- Trial name
- NCT00579579
- Testing
- Questionaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Malignant Pain, Non-malignant Pain
To Demonstrate Equivalence in Analgesic Efficacy & Bowel Function Between OXN PR Higher Dose & Lower Dose Tablet Strengths in Subjects With Non-cancer or Cancer Pain
This study is aimed to demonstrate equivalence between combinations of lower strength OXN PR tablets (OXN PR LST) and single higher strength OXN PR tablets (OXN PR HST) taken at the same overall daily dose.
- Trial name
- NCT02321397
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Naloxone
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co KG
Surgery, Laparoscopic, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Bowel, Urinary and Sexual Function After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Research Populations: Male patients scheduled for laparoscopic colorectal surgery Study Method: Questionnaire and function tests Hypothesis: A laparoscopic nerve-sparing operation is not inferior to reported open surgery in…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Laparoscopic, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, Colorectal Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT00451165
- Testing
- laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoto University
Colorectal Cancer
Intra-op Lidocaine and Ketamine Effect on Postoperative Bowel Function
Bowel function after bowel surgery is delayed (postoperative ileus)by both opiates and the surgery itself. We hypothesized that decreasing opiate use by other analgesics will speed the return of bowel function after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00229567
- Testing
- Lidocaine infusion plus ketamine injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer
Preop Laxatives in Robotic Urologic Surgery
Minimally-invasive surgery, either laparoscopic or robotic, is commonly used in urology. Several urologic procedures including prostatectomy, radical nephrectomy, and partial nephrectomy are now commonly performed robotically.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Constipation
- Trial name
- NCT05805436
- Testing
- Polyethylene Glycol 3350
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chad R. Tracy
Joint Diseases, Arthritis
A Study to Compare the Frequency of Constipation Symptoms With Tapentadol Immediate Release (IR) Treatment Versus Oxycodone IR Treatment in Patients With End-stage Joint Disease
The purpose of this study is to compare bowel function/constipation that occurs during tapentadol treatment with that occuring during oxycodone treatment, as measured by the frequency of spontaneous bowel movements per week.
- Conditions
- Joint Diseases, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT00784277
- Testing
- oxycodone CR, oxycodone IR, Tapentadol ER (CG5503)
- Volunteers
- 597 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Postoperative Bowel Function Recovery in Elderly Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to clarify the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA) in elderly patients with colorectal cancer, and to evaluate its clinical value in promoting postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT07574502
- Testing
- TEA
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Electric Stimulation Therapy, Bowel Dysfunction
The Effect of NMES on Bowel Management in People With Chronic SCI
It has been reported that 62% of all people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) have experienced faecal incontinence and that neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) is a major sequela.
- Conditions
- Electric Stimulation Therapy, Bowel Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injuries, Defecation Disorder
- Trial name
- FES_Bowel (NCT04914975)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil