Colonic Motility in Constipation and Aging: A Study With a New 3D Transit System

University of Aarhus20 enrolled

Overview

To study the motility of the bowel in constipated patients. Looking at the difference between young and elderly patients with constipation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Constipation

Interventions

MTS2DEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Constipation Exclusion Criteria: * Constipation caused by other disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Transit time through the small intestine and the colon. Both the total transit time, the regional transit times and the antegrade and retrograde movements are measured by the MTS system

The measurements will all be at least three days long, but can be up to 5 days depending on the rate of bowel movements.

Time frame: The total transit time will differ between healthy and constipated but probably between 3-5 days.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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