NCT02138851

The Effects of a Ficus Carica in Subjects With Functional Constipation

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Trial in Subjects With Functional Constipation, to Evaluate the Improvement in Constipation of Ficus Carica

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chonbuk National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators performed a 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Fig paste on functional constipation. The investigators measured colon transit time, frequency of defecation, defecation time, stool type, and abdominal discomfort.

Conditions

• Functional Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Ficus Carica (300g/day)	Ficus Carica (300g/day), parallel design
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo (300g/day)	Placebo (300g/day), parallel design

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2014-05-15
• Last updated: 2016-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea