Physical Therapy for Functional Constipation in Children

Delta University for Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Therapy in Pediatric Functional Constipation

Treatments: Other: Physical therapy program; Drug: Polyethylene Glycols

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06207721

constipation in children

Details and patient eligibility

About

Children diagnosed with functional constipation are subjected to physical therapy combined with conventional treatment

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children diagnosed as functional constipation.
• aged from 4 to 18 years old
• from both sex

Exclusion criteria

• children diagnosed as constipation caused by medicine Bowel surgery, Endocrine and metabolic disorders , Neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group (A)

Experimental group

Description:

conventional treatment by diet regimen and laxatives

Treatment:

Drug: Polyethylene Glycols

study Group (B)

Experimental group

Description:

physical therapy program in addition to conventional treatment by diet regimen and laxatives

Treatment:

Drug: Polyethylene Glycols

Other: Physical therapy program