NCT07390682Completed
Obesity on the Efficacy of Bilateral Tibial Nerve Stimulation
Impact of Obesity on the Efficacy of Bilateral Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Obstructed Defecation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) is a common functional bowel disorder characterized by difficulty in stool evacuation. Bilateral posterior tibial nerve stimulation (BT PTNS) has emerged as a noninvasive, safe, and effective therapeutic option for functional ODS, improving symptom severity and quality of life.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- First submitted
- 23 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 15 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07390682
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 60
- From 15 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 25 Mar 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Previous pelvic floor surgery.
- Current use of other neuromodulation therapies.
Other illness
- Organic causes of constipation (e.g., colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease).
- Neurological disorders affecting bowel function.
Other
- Pregnancy or lactation.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of functional obstructed defecation (Rome IV criteria).
- Able to provide informed consent.
- BMI ≥30 kg/m² (obese group) or BMI \<30 kg/m² (non-obese group).
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The surgical department of Medical Research Institute Hospital, Alexandria University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Alexandria | Egypt | Unknown status |
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