Sacral Neuromodulation as Treatment for Chronic Constipation
Key facts
- Where
- Hamilton, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 70 years old?
Source: NCT03819062, who can take part
Where in Canada
- McMaster UniversityHamilton, CanadaContact: Jihong Chen, MD PhDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- McMaster University
- Trial code
- NCT03819062
- Record updated
- 5 April 2022
- Original description
The objective of this study is to study if low level laser therapy will do more good than harm for patients with severe chronic refractory constipation. It is a proof of concept study without a placebo arm.Read full original descriptionShow less
The objective of this study is to study if low level laser therapy will do more good than harm for patients with severe chronic refractory constipation. It is a proof of concept study without a placebo arm.
Inclusion: Patients with severe chronic refractory constipation; Must have undergone high resolution colonic manometry that shows abnormal coordination between colonic motility and ano-rectal function.
Exclusion: Patients who take NSAIDS or steroids; Known malignancies in the area of treatment; Active bleeding in area of treatment; Active deep vein thrombosis; Pregnant patients; When tatoos are present at area of treatment; Patients that are light sensitive.