Predictors of Constipation in Healthy Children
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Constipation |
Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 |
Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
Start Date: | June 2006 |
End Date: | March 2010 |
The purpose of this research is to see if a questionnaire on bowel habits can help identify
children who will have constipation 12 months later.
children who will have constipation 12 months later.
Constipation in children is a common complaint, accounting for an estimated 3% of all
pediatric office visits and 20% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist. Unfortunately,
constipation can become chronic in many children even before the problem has been recognized
by a parent or primary care physician. We have previously characterized the bowel habits of
more than 3300 primarily middle class Caucasian children 1 to 8 years of age presenting to
their primary care practitioner for a health maintenance visit. However, the validity of
information concerning bowel habits of children obtained by recall is not well established.
The potential benefit of this study to society will be the demonstration that a bowel habit
questionnaire can predict the outcome of clinically important constipation.
pediatric office visits and 20% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist. Unfortunately,
constipation can become chronic in many children even before the problem has been recognized
by a parent or primary care physician. We have previously characterized the bowel habits of
more than 3300 primarily middle class Caucasian children 1 to 8 years of age presenting to
their primary care practitioner for a health maintenance visit. However, the validity of
information concerning bowel habits of children obtained by recall is not well established.
The potential benefit of this study to society will be the demonstration that a bowel habit
questionnaire can predict the outcome of clinically important constipation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- presenting for a health maintenance visit
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