NCT03508076

Efficacy of Vibrating Capsule in Patients With Chronic Constipation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Changhai Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Constipated patients in the participating center from February 2017 to June 2018 (anticipated) were prospectively enrolled. Number of defecation per week，Bristol score，and Colon transmission experiment were compared with the constipated patients before treatment.

Detailed description

Constipation affects the quality of life of patients, some patients abuse laxatives or repeated medical treatment, increased medical costs. At present, the main treatment of constipation is to adjust life style, medicine, psychotherapy, biofeedback and surgical treatment. However, the above methods are associated with adverse reactions, and the patient's satisfaction is still low. A new approach is needed to solve this clinical problem. Investigators have developed a vibration capsule that can be adjusted in different modes. Preliminary animal experiments showed that the capsule was safe and increased the number of defecation. This study is a clinical research for patients with constipation, to explore the effect in different vibrating modes in patients with constipation and tract emptying transmission and its effectiveness.

Conditions

• Chronic Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Vibrating Capsule	Patients in this group would be treated with Vibrating Capsule
DEVICE	Sham Capsule	Capsules can't vibrate but look the same as Vibrating Capsule

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-30
• Completion: 2018-06-30
• First posted: 2018-04-25
• Last updated: 2018-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China