Effect and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Combined With Linaclotide on Colon Cleansing for Patients With Chronic Constipation

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-04-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Constipation is a common reason of poor bowel preparation, which negatively influences the quality of colonoscopy. Clinically to explore more effective and tolerant bowel clearance programs is necessary for patients with chronic constipation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
• Treatments: Linaclotide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria included: The inclusion criteria were patients ≥18 years old suffering from≥2 of the following criteria of chronic constipation under the Rome IV standard: straining, hard stool, residual stool feeling, occlusion feeling, manual bowel movement(BM) performed ≥25% of overall BMs, and BM frequency<3 times a week . A chronic status was defined as symptoms being present for at least six months, with the symptoms described above being present for at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria included: (1)age <18 or> 75; (2) severe chronic renal failure, severe congestive heart failure and Liver dysfunction ;(3)with uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation and electrolyte disorders, inflammatory intestinal disease and other organic gastrointestinal diseases;(4)with neurologic, endocrine, or metabolic disorders;(5)treatment with other gastrointestinal drivers, laxatives, and antilaxatives within nearly 2 weeks;(6)history of colorectal surgery;(7) dysphagia; (8) compromised swallowing reflex or mental status;(9)with consciousness disorders or examination intolerance;(10)pregnancy or lactation;(11)allergic to the drug composition;(12)Suspected history of alcohol or substance abuse; (13)Recent participants in clinical trials; (14) unable to give informed consent.