Predictors of Constipation in Healthy Children

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Constipation Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

5 year–8 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Access Community Health Centers, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

presenting for a health maintenance visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

Boehringer Ingelheim

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Nov 10, 2006
Registry last updated: Oct 5, 2015

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