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Effectiveness of Standing Frame on Constipation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT01911559 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2016-05-17

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Summary

Children with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia or severe diplegia suffer from highly reduced mobility and consequent constipation. Clinicians frequently recommend standing-frames to exercise the support reaction in this population, sharing the opinion that the upright position may facilitate intestinal transit, although no evidence supports this assumption.

The investigators conducted this single-subject research to determine the effects of the standing-frame on the frequency of evacuation in chronically constipated children with CP and quadriplegia.

Moreover, the investigators studied its effects on the frequency of induction of evacuation, the characteristics of the stool and the pain suffered by the child due to constipation and/or evacuation.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

standing-frame

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Modena

    collaborator OTHER

  • Stefania Costi

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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