Clinical Trial: Innovative Toilet Seat Test for Patients With Symptoms of Constipation and/or Emptying Disorders

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Innovative Toilet Seat Test for Patients With Symptoms of Constipation and/or Emptying Disorders

Brief Summary:

Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. An adjustable toilet seat was designed by " Shva-Nach" Ltd company, and is designed to facilitate the angle sitting position.

Its efficacy will be evaluated in the current study, on 50 volunteers who suffer from constipation and meet the Rome 3 criteria for constipation.

Detailed Summary:

Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. Laxatives are usually unsuccessful. Behavioral therapy such as anorectal biofeedback , have a limited success in most hospitals in this country. Toilet seat that lifts the legs and brings us into a sitting position closer to squatting (which is the desired physiological position) can relieve these patients in the emptying process.

The Company " Shva-Nach" Ltd. and its design team designed a seat at an angle slightly elevated and a toilet stool customized to the personal anatomy of each subject.

The purpose of the study: evaluating efficacy elevated toilet seat with a support of a brackets stool making emptying easier in patients with constipation and difficulty in emptying.

Methods: An open, randomized, crossover study in use of a toilet seat and comparing it to a standard seat.

Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Current Primary Outcome: Improvement in bowel movement frequency [ Time Frame: 2 months ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Improvement in quality of life [ Time Frame: 2 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Dates:
Date Received: February 18, 2014
Date Started: March 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 18, 2014
Last Verified: February 2014