A Rapid Clinical Care Pathway to Care for Patients Affected by Chronic Constipation

University of Michigan

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Constipation

Treatments

Behavioral: Rectal Expulsion Device use

Behavioral: Survey

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT07032376

1K23DK134752-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HUM00228948b

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research is studying how the availability of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared point-of-care, bedside device bedside device called Rectal Expulsion Device (RED) can be used to evaluate constipation in the participants' routine office visit with the participants' care provider. In this research, participants will be asked to complete a survey prior to the gastroenterology office consultation. Health-related information will be collected for this research study. There are no additional study visits for this research study.

Full description

This registration is (Implementation Phase) for the registered study "Guideline to Implementation: A Rapid Clinical Care Pathway to Care for Patients Affected by Chronic Constipation" (Observational Phase) NCT06352827.

Enrollment

109 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participant has Chronic constipation as a main symptom
Participant is able to participate in pelvic floor physical therapy

Exclusion criteria

Participant has taken narcotic pain medication in the past 30 days
Participant has been scheduled for a test called an anorectal manometry in the past
Participant has been scheduled to see a pelvic floor physical therapist in the past
Participant is pregnant