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2025-12-25 @ 12:13 AM
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2026-02-20 @ 12:41 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04110158
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2019-10-01
First Post:
2019-09-27
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Chronic Constipation in Children Among School Children is Assuit University Children Hospital
Sponsor:
Assiut University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Study on Chronic Constipation Etiology and Risk Factors Among School Age Children in Assuit University Children Hospital
Status:
UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date:
2019-09
Last Known Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Aim of the work to show rate of constipation among school age children in Assuit University Children Hospital
Detailed Description:
Childhood constipation is a frequently overlooked global health problem, which is developing in a public health issue in many parts of the world.(1) Constipation is one of the commonest digestive complaints in children(2) Constipation has long been considered a symptom, rather than a disease(3)
It is often perceived as infrequent motions or passage of hard stools. Some defined constipation as less than 3 bowel motions per week)4(
or as difficulty in passing stools (5) Approximately 0.5% of school children have defecation frequency less than 3 per week and 0.3% have fecal incontinence(6) Furthermore, 20% of children also have at least 1 clinical feature of constipation.7 Therefore, it is important to use diagnostic criteria based on multiple symptoms to define constipation
It is often perceived as infrequent motions or passage of hard stools. Some defined constipation as less than 3 bowel motions per week)4(
or as difficulty in passing stools (5) Approximately 0.5% of school children have defecation frequency less than 3 per week and 0.3% have fecal incontinence(6) Furthermore, 20% of children also have at least 1 clinical feature of constipation.7 Therefore, it is important to use diagnostic criteria based on multiple symptoms to define constipation
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: