Chronic Constipation With Cerebral Palsy

Bartın Unıversity

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: control group; Other: constipation group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04588766

constipationandcerebralpalsy

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was performed to evaluate posture, sleep, physical activity and quality of life in individuals with chronic constipation Cerebral Palsy.

Full description

The study included 81 individuals diagnosed with CP, 3-18 years of age and 2 groups with and without constipation according to Rome IV criteria.

General motor impairment levels with "Gross Motor Function Classification System, motor functions with "Gross Motor Function Measurement, functional independence levels Functional Independence Measurement, spasticity Modified Ashworth Scale , posture characteristics Spinal Aligment and Range of Motion Measurement, with stool characteristics Bristol Stool Form Scale the presence and severity of constipation with the Modified Constipation Assessment Scale and Constipation Severity Scale sleep quality with Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire physical activity level Physical Activity Scale and life quality was evaluated with Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory .

Enrollment: 81 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering to participate in research
• Being between the ages of 2-18
• Being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion criteria

• • Having undergone surgery involving intestinal health
• Having a chronic infectious bowel disease
• Having a congenital bowel anomaly
• Having received botox treatment in the last six months

Trial design

81 participants in 2 patient groups

constipation group

Description:

Constipation symptoms of individuals with cerebral palsy who were randomly evaluated were questioned and recorded according to Rome IV criteria. The group with cerebral palsy constipation was included in this group.

Treatment:

Other: constipation group

control group

Description:

Constipation symptoms of individuals with cerebral palsy who were evaluated randomly were questioned and recorded according to Rome IV criteria. The group with cerebral palsy without constipation was included in this group.

Treatment:

Other: control group