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The Effectiveness of Biofeedback Treatment in Constipated Patients With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

NCT00869830 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2009-03-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aims of the investigators' study are to characterize the nature of constipation in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and to evaluate the usefulness of biofeedback therapy in constipated IPD patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

biofeedback therapy

biofeedback therapy was applied using the surface electromyography (EMG) method with a perianal sensor (Perry, Elan, SRS Medical Systems, Redmond, WA, USA) and biofeedback PC equipment (Orion, Platinum, SRS Medical Systems, Inc., Redmond, WA, USA).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Asan Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kee Wook Jung, M.D. · Asan Digestive Disease Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-08-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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