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Constipation and Gut Transit in DMD Patients

NCT01890616 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2020-09-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this research study the investigators want to screen Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients for signs and symptoms of constipation in patients over 18.

The investigators hypothesized:

* DMD patients have a high prevalence of constipation than in the general population.
* Prevalence of constipation will increase with age and with worsening functional status.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

SmartPill ingestion

The participant would ingest the SmartPill and wear the data receiver for up to 5 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ajay Kaul, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-01
Primary Completion
2015-07-01
Completion
2015-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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