Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:32 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:32 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03751267
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* a. Pre-school age children: Age 2-6 b. Gender: male or female c. Suffered from functional constipation (base on Rome IV criteria) d. Currently receiving rehabilitation service in the pediatric service unit run by Yan Chai Hospital Social Service Department (e.g. Early Education and Training Centre (EETC), Special Child Care Centre (SCCC), On site Pre-school Rehabilitation Service team.) e. The caregiver of the child is committed to participate in the research activities, include:
* bringing the child to attend the treatment sessions and present during the treatment
* observing and recording the constipation related symptom of the child during the study period and respond on the outcome measurement tools.
(The caregiver is preferred to be a family member, but could also be a child-care provider who live with the study subject.) f. The legal guardian of the study subject, and the caregiver both sign the consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Children in the following situation will be excluded from the study:
1. who has contra-indication of massage
2. who is currently receiving massage as a regular therapy
3. who is known to suffer from any physical (anatomical) or physiological (hormonal or other body chemistry) cause that leads to constipation symptoms
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
2 Years
Maximum Age:
6 Years
Study:
NCT03751267
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03751267