Purpose

The purpose of this research is to see if a questionnaire on bowel habits can help identify children who will have constipation 12 months later.


Condition
Constipation

MedlinePlus related topics:   Constipation  

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Cohort, Other
Official Title:   Predictors of Constipation in Healthy Children

Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:

Biospecimen Retention:   None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:   1430
Study Start Date:   June 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:   June 2009

Detailed Description:

Constipation in children is a common complaint, accounting for an estimated 3% of all pediatric office visits and 20% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, constipation can become chronic in many children even before the problem has been recognized by a parent or primary care physician. We have previously characterized the bowel habits of more than 3300 primarily middle class Caucasian children 1 to 8 years of age presenting to their primary care practitioner for a health maintenance visit. However, the validity of information concerning bowel habits of children obtained by recall is not well established. The potential benefit of this study to society will be the demonstration that a bowel habit questionnaire can predict the outcome of clinically important constipation.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   5 Years to 8 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children ages 5 through 8 who present for a health maintenance visit at eleven general pediatric offices.


Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • presenting for a health maintenance visit
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00398021

Locations
United States, Wisconsin
Associated Physicians Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
University Station Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
UW East Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53704
UW Pediatrics-Park St.    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713
UW West Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53717
Access Community Health Centers    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713
UW East Towne Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53704
UW Pediatrics Fitchburg    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53711
UW Pediatrics Stoughton    
      Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States, 53589
Group Health Pediatrics- Capital    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53703
UW West Towne Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53717

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Ellen R Wald, MD     University of Wisconsin, Madison    
United States, Wisconsin
Associated Physicians Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
University Station Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
UW East Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53704
UW Pediatrics-Park St.    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713
UW West Pediatric Clinic    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53717
Access Community Health Centers    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713
UW East Towne Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53704
UW Pediatrics Fitchburg    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53711
UW Pediatrics Stoughton    
      Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States, 53589
Group Health Pediatrics- Capital    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53703
UW West Towne Pediatrics    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53717
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator:     Ellen R Wald, MD     University of Wisconsin, Madison    
  More Information

Publications:
Levine MD. Children with encopresis: A descriptive analysis. Pediatrics. 1975 Sep;56(3):412-6.
 
Partin JC, Hamill SK, Fischel JE, Partin JS. Painful defecation and fecal soiling in children. Pediatrics. 1992 Jun;89(6 Pt 1):1007-9.
 
Loening-Baucke V. Constipation in early childhood: patient characteristics, treatment, and longterm follow up. Gut. 1993 Oct;34(10):1400-4.
 
Loening-Baucke V. Functional fecal retention with encopresis in childhood. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004 Jan;38(1):79-84.
 

Responsible Party:   University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Pediatrics ( Ellen R. Wald, MD )
Study ID Numbers:   M-2006-1168
First Received:   November 8, 2006
Last Updated:   May 16, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00398021
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:
constipation  
bowel habits  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Constipation
Healthy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Constipation

Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) July 08, 2008

  


 
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