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Treatment of Patients With Fecal Incontinence

NCT00292318 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2015-08-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a behavioral treatment method called biofeedback will reduce the frequency of episodes of leakage of fecal material in patient suffering from fecal incontinence.

Conditions

  • Fecal Incontinence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Biofeedback Therapy for Fecal Incontinence: A Randomized Control Study

Patients who have more than one episode per week of fecal incontinence would be enrolled and randomized into either the control group (medical counseling and exercises) or study group (biofeedback therapy, medical counseling, and sphincter exercises) for seven sessions to assist with their medical problem.

BEHAVIORAL

control group

Medical counseling and ano-sphinctal exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Felix W Leung, MD · VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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